Nevada running backs coach Jim Mastro knew he wanted to get bigger this offseason and tasked Wolf Pack recruiting assistant Dennis Eck to find him a few backs to fit that mold.
“There were three JC running backs we looked at,” Mastro said. “And I saw this kid and I’m, like, ‘Who is this?'”
That was Janerious Jackson, a 6-foot-1, 218-pound bruiser from Atlanta playing for Feather River College in Quincy, Calif. Jackson had back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons for the Golden Eagles, including 1,368 yards and 22 touchdowns in just 10 games last season…