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AUSTIN, Texas -- Malik Jefferson had lost his mojo and so had the Texas Longhorns.The sophomore middle linebacker who was handed the role of team leader the moment he stepped on campus as a freshman was not playing well and the Longhorns were losing. Then Jefferson got benched.He responded with two of the best games of his career as Texas (5-4, 3-3 big 12) beat Baylor and Texas Tech, and the resurgent Longhorns have pumped life into what looked like a dead season for embattled coach Charlie Strong. Next up is a home game Saturday against No. 11 West Virginia (7-1, 4-1), which still has eyes on a possible Big 12 title.I just mentally figured out that Im a leader. Its time for a leader to step up and be on every play, Jefferson said.Jefferson has always been a public face of the team, arguably the biggest recruit Strong has signed. Even as a freshman, he had a mature voice in interviews and has been willing to tackle issues outside of football, notably publicly speaking out against a new Texas law that allows concealed handguns on campus.On the field, he was the Big 12 defensive freshman of the year in 2015. But something was different in 2016. There were missed tackles, broken assignments and a lack of big plays. He got benched in a dismal loss to Kansas State and was embarrassed. Then came a meeting with Strong.We did sit down for a while and talk, Jefferson said. (He) just wanted to make sure everything was OK with me personally. I was fine. I think I had to realize what I can do, how much control I can take over in the game. Realize the potential I have and actually use it.He responded with nine tackles and a key late sack against Baylor. The came eight tackles and another sack against Texas Tech. As Jefferson goes, so does the Texas defense, and Strong has seen his team leader take charge again.Now youre looking like the guy you should be looking like, Strong told him.Some things to watch for when the Mountaineers and Longhorns meet Saturday:DOMINANT DONTATexas running back DOnta Foreman has emerged as the nations most dominant running back, averaging 180.8 yards per game with a combination of power and speed in his 250-pound frame. He ran for a 74-yard touchdown last week against Texas Tech with only one shoe : the other came off near the line of scrimmage.I just had to finish the run, he said. I couldnt worry about the shoe.BIG PLAY RECEIVERTexas has a tendency to surrender career games to opposing wide receivers. West Virginias Daikiel Shorts Jr., could be the next one. He ranks fourth in the Big 12 in receiving yards per game at 84.4 and Mountaineers quarterback Skyler Howard may try to dial up that connection early.ROAD TO THE BIG 12The Mountaineers need to win if they want to stay in the hunt for the programs first Big 12 title and have had mixed results on the road. A big win at Texas Tech put them among the conference favorites until a road loss at Oklahoma State. The Mountaineers average more points on the road (34.3) than at home (32.6).SACK ATTACKDespite major struggles on defense, the Longhorns get after opposing quarterbacks. Texas ranks third nationally with 34 sacks and Howard will be facing an aggressive front seven.PRESSURE VALVETexas has won two close games the last two weeks and another could further ease the pressure on Strong because it would make the Longhorns bowl eligible. Texas didnt make a bowl in 2015. 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You just simplify, keep working, trust your preparation in the cage and how its going to translate to the field.It translated well enough for Story to join Dave Kingman (1972) and Albert Pujols (2001) as the only NL rookies to hit 21 home runs prior to the break.Any time youre with guys like that, its an honor. To have done what theyve done, its pretty cool, Story said.Rockies manager Walt Weiss saw Story making strides at the plate as his hand injury improved.Its good to see him swinging the bat, Weiss said. I felt like even though he hadnt gotten many hits the last few games, I saw better at-bats. He really hit those two balls tonight. Its been an unbelievable first half, quite a way to start a career.Mark Reynolds also homered and doubled to drive in four runs for the Rockies, helping to back Chad Bettis (7-6), who kept the Phillies in check while pitching into the seventh. DJ LeMahieu added three hits, including an RBI single in the Rockies five-run seventh.Ryan Howard had a home run for the Phillies in the second, his 12th of the season and 369th of his career to tie Ralph Kiner and former Rockies first baseman Todd Helton for 78th place on the career list. Maikel Franco doubled and singled but had his home run streak snapped at four games.The Rockies scored runs in the first three innings, starting with Nolan Arenados RBI double in the first off Adam Morgan (1-7). Morgan allowed six runs on nine hits in five innings and dropped to 0-7 in his last nine starts. After the game, Morgan was optioned to Triple-A Lehigh Valley.ddddddddddddYou never like to send anybody out, Phillies manager Peter Mackanin said. He knows what he has to do to improve.Morgan was told of his demotion during a postgame meeting with his manager.It was a good conversation, Morgan said. They shot me straight. Thats all you can ask for as a player. It was good, it was the truth and I needed to hear it. My point of view right now is I can only go up from here.Reynolds led off the second with his ninth home run, and in the third, with LeMahieu and Carlos Gonzalez aboard, Story drove a 3-2 offering from Morgan into the left-field bleachers for his first homer of the game and a 5-1 Rockies lead.Story put the Rockies up 6-2 in the fifth with his second homer.Reynolds keyed Colorados five-run burst in the seventh with his bases-loaded double.Bettis allowed two runs on seven hits in 6 2/3 innings.GET OUT THE VOTEWith fan balloting for the final NL All-Star berth nearing a close, Story made his pitch for last-minute votes with his big night. Story leads all major league rookies in home runs (21) and RBI (55).TRAINERS ROOMPhillies: RHP Andrew Bailey (left hamstring strain) should be activated Saturday when he is eligible to be reinstated from the 15-day disabled list. ... RHP Aaron Nola, who was scratched from his scheduled start Thursday to give him a breather before the All-Star break, was scheduled to throw a two-inning simulated game Saturday.Rockies: With RHP Christian Bergman nearing a return from a strained left oblique that has sidelined him since May 20, team officials are discussing whether to insert him into the rotation or use him in long relief.UP NEXTPhillies: RHP Vince Velasquez (7-2) has won his last two starts since being reinstated June 27 from the 15-day disabled list. He spent time on the DL because of a right biceps strain.Rockies: RHP Jon Gray (5-4) is slated to make his seventh start this season at Coors Field, where he has gone 3-0 with a 5.05 ERA.---This story has been corrected to show that Ryan Howard has hit 369 homers, not 370. ' ' '