Isaiah Foskey blocked two punts in the first quarter to jumpstart Notre Dame on the way to a 44-21 victory over Nevada-Las Vegas. The Fighting Irish defense feasted on a pair of reserve quarterbacks for the Rebels, who missed injured starter Doug Brumfield. The hosts finished with four sacks among nine tackles for loss, and did not allow a single UNLV third down conversion in 12 tries. Offensively, Logan Diggs was the workhorse with 130 yards on 28 carries.
Notre Dame finally scored a touchdown on the opening drive of a game. Passes by Drew Pyne to Michael Mayer and Jaden Thomas set up a 12-yard burst by Audric Estime in fewer than three minutes.