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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Brian Sears appears on the ballot for harness racings Hall of Fame for the first time later this summer.Sears could burnish his credentials with another victory Saturday night in the $732,050 Meadowlands Pace for 3-year-olds when he drives Control The Moment.Sears won the Meadowlands Racetracks signature event with Rocknroll Hanover in 2005.It was one of the career highlights for Sears, a third-generation horseman, who has won over $172 million to rank fifth all time. Sears, 48, is closing in on 10,000 wins.He was the only candidate approved by the Hall of Fame screening committee earlier this month at Goshen, N.Y.Previous Hall of Fame inductees and members of the United States Harness Writers Association will consider Sears candidacy in August. He needs 75 percent of the votes cast for induction.No doubt, it is a big honor, Sears said.Until then, Sears is focused on more immediate goals -- starting with the Pace.Control The Moment, the 5-2 second choice, captured the Pace elimination last week with a lifetime-best 1:49 2/5 mile. It was a welcome return to form for the colt voted best juvenile pacer in Canada last season.And for the first time, Sears was in the sulky.He had been in a number of tough situations with a lot of pressure put on the horse due to the fact he was such a great colt coming back as a 3-year-old, Sears said. There were a lot of expectations.It was an impressive win, with Control The Moment rocketing past rivals in deep stretch to log his 10th victory in 15 starts.I was really pleased with the effort, Sears said. It was a nice trip. Those horses were coming back to me a little bit. My horse hadnt been used.Control The Moment starts from post 3.Racing Hill, the 9-5 favorite, starts alongside in post 4. The winner of the Hempt Stakes at Pocono Downs received a bye into the Pace final.Speed is Racing Hills best asset, setting up what could be a lively battle for the early lead.With my spot, Im obviously in a position where we have to go forward, Sears said. I have to be aggressive myself and make decisions from there. Im sure there will be a few of them leaving out of there.The biggest supporting event on the Pace night card is the $471,800 William Haughton Memorial for older pacers featuring the big three in the division: Always B Miki, Freaky Feet Pete and Wiggle It Jiggleit, the defending Harness Horse of the Year and the 2015 Meadowlands Pace winner.The full field for the Meadowlands Pace, in post position order with drivers and odds: Another Daily Copy, Trace Tetrick, 30-1; Good Living, Corey Callahan, 30-1; Control The Moment, Sears, 5-2; Racing Hill, Brett Miller, 9-5; Lyons Snyder, David Miller, 9-2; Boston Red Rocks, Tim Tetrick, 6-1; Manhattan Beach, Joe Bongiorno, 20-1; JK Will Power, Yannick Gingras, 8-1; Check Six, Matt Kakaley, 15-1 and Talk Show, Scott Zeron, 25-1. Jason Vargas Jersey .500 on the season. The Jets are now 0-5-1 in the second game of back-to-backs. 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LOUIS -- St. 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 littlle later in the process, decided to come here on a full-ride and Im glad I did, Jewell said.ddddddddddddJewells 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. ' ' '