Pack's Weber finds new position, new opportunity at linebacker

Buy PhotoWhen Wolf Pack coach Brian Polian approached Lucas Weber and proposed to him the idea of moving from running back to linebacker, Weber first reaction was this: “Umm, I don’t know.”

But when Weber told his parents, Franz and Janett, he was changing positions, they had a different reaction.

“They were happy,” Weber said. “They always told me, ‘You don’t look like a running back. You look like a linebacker.’ But they were just excited that there’s maybe a chance I’ll get on the field this year.”

Weber, who is entering his third season at Nevada following a standout career at McQueen High, walked onto to the Wolf Pack prior to the 2014 season. He showed early on his athleticism would play…