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IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Cornerback Desmond King, the only Jim Thorpe Award winner to return for another season, grabs most of the spotlight on Iowas defense.The Hawkeyes have another potential star in linebacker Josey Jewell, an unheralded recruit who has blossomed into one of the top leaders and playmakers.Jewell had a team-high 126 tackles last season and coach Kirk Ferentz is counting on the junior to be even better this fall as the Hawkeyes -- fresh off the first 12-0 regular season in school history -- face high expectations as one of the favorites in the Big Ten.Teammates think so highly of Jewell that last year they voted him the first sophomore team captain Iowa has ever had. The Hawkeyes open against Miami (Ohio) on Sept. 3.I feel privileged and honored (they) chose me for that, Jewell said Saturday at the teams annual media day. I just try to lead by example.Jewell, a two-star prep prospect from Decorah, Iowa, almost didnt make it to Iowa City.As a high school senior, Jewell was leaning toward a full-ride offer from hometown Division III Luther College over a partial scholarship from FCS Northern Iowa.Iowa wasnt completely sold. Ferentz didnt know if Jewell was fast enough for the Big Ten and nothing on tape gave him a clear indication to pull the trigger on a scholarship.But longtime assistant Reese Morgan, who recruits the state of Iowa, saw something there. Two weeks before signing day, Iowa made the offer.I got picked up a little later in the process, decided to come here on a full-ride and Im glad I did, Jewell said.Jewells ascension at Iowa began at the end of a disappointing 2014 season, when the Hawkeyes lost three out of four games to finish Big Ten play.When Iowa trailed Tennessee 42-7 going into the fourth quarter of the bowl game, Ferentz noticed a freshman linebacker working harder than everybody else on the field. That made a lasting impression.Iowa coaches use the same words to describe Jewell -- instinctive, tough and smart. Above all, hes a leader by example.He has a knack, Iowa linebackers coach Seth Wallace said. Sometimes its hard to describe and you cant describe it, but hes a football player. He has this internal drive that he wants to be best he can be.Ferentz, entering his 18th season at Iowa, has largely found success because of players like Jewell -- undersized and underrated prospects that nobody wants who develop into standouts.Many expect Iowa to continue last years success. The Hawkeyes return 14 starters from the 2015 team that narrowly lost in the Big Ten championship game and reached the Rose Bowl for the first time in 25 years.Ferentzs approach remains the same.The thing that defines success for us is attention to detail, Ferentz said. Were not entering this year any different than last year. Rick Reuschel Jersey . Barcelona also left injured defenders Carles Puyol, Javier Mascherano and Jordi Alba out of its squad for the trip to Glasgow. That means that Marc Bartra will probably start again in the centre of the defence alongside Gerard Pique. 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YONKERS, N.Y. -- Even-money favorite Resolve, representing the United States, set a world record as he led from start to finish to win the $1 million Yonkers International Trot on Saturday.Ake Svanstedt, the 6-year-olds trainer, drove the winner to a 1 1-2 length victory over Italys Oasis Bi, driven by Erik Idielsson. Resolve was timed in 2:23.4, a record for the 1-\\-mile distance on a half-mile track.Resolve was one of three U.S. representatives in the 38th edition of the International Trot. Resolve paid $4.20.Flanagan Memory of Canada, with Brian Sears in the sulky, finished third.Resolve left from the second post position and carved out speedy fractions of 28.1, 57.1, 1:26, and 1:54.4 for the mile, with Oasis Bi sitting right behind him. Neither Oasis Bi nor any of the other eeight starters was able to mount a threat to Resolve in the stretch drive.ddddddddddddI was hoping to control the race, and was able to do so, said a composed Svanstedt in the winners circle. I wanted to be aggressive. He did everything himself, I was just a passenger. Once he got the lead, he was very comfortable. He could have gone even faster.In all, seven countries competed in the race, which was resuscitated last year after a 20-year absence by Yonkers Raceway and Empire City Casino president Tim Rooney. The International was inaugurated in 1959 at now defunct Roosevelt Raceway.---This story has been updated to correct the spelling of Ake Svanstedt. ' ' '