Freshman quarterback Chavas Rawlins will transfer from West Virginia, his former high school coach at Monessen confirmed with the Post-Gazette this afternoon.

Coach Andy Pacak said Rawlins was recruited by and had developed a strong relationship with former quarterbacks coach Jake Spavital who left to take a position at Texas A&M earlier this winter. The loss of that connection weighed on him, said Pacak.

“Everyone at West Virginia was great to him, but as you now he came in right when Jake left. His initial decision was I’m gonna go down there and make the most of it, but that (loss of Spavital) weighed on him a little bit,” said Pacak.

Pacak said Rawlins has not determined where he will transfer to yet.

“His options are open right now,” said Pacak.

Here's a segment from Pittsburgh Today Live all about getting tomatoes and pepper plants in the ground. Start planting now, but keep planting as the soil warms up.

A few eyebrows were raised when Dan Bylsma inserted Deryk Engelland into the lineup for Game 1 against the Senators Tuesday. Engelland's previous playoff appearance saw him have a rough outing in Game 2 in the quarterfinal round against the Islanders in which he took two penalties, one of which led to a power-play goal for New York.

Tuesday against Ottawa, Engelland was teamed with Douglas Murray. The duo provided some toughness for the Penguins, especially against the Senators' feisty fourth line of Matt Kassian, Chris Neil and Zack Smith.

Yesterday, Engelland talked about his role in this series:

How do you match up against that fourth line?

"If you take a look at their fourth line, they’ve got some toughness there. They can play and they bring toughness. (I want) to go out there and match up against those guys and make sure they’re not running around too much. Play physical against them and wear down and get pucks to our forwards so they can get them in the [offensive] zone."

How do you combat someone like Neil when he tries to mix it up with Sidney Crosby as he did late in Game 1?

"You know it’s going to come. It’s part of his job. He’s got to play physical. Obviously Sid sees everything the way he plays. He gets out of the way of most hits. You just kind put it in the back of your mind."

Ottawa coach Paul MacLean said his team didn't go to the net enough in Game 1. Would you expect that to change in Game 2?

"They definitely will go to the net harder, get more traffic in front of [Tomas Vokoun] and make it more difficult on us. I don’t think they played the way they did last series [against Montreal] so we’re expecting them to come out a lot harder."

With newer interference rules, how can you keep them away from the net?

"Get into them early in the corner. If you bump into them there, it takes longer for them to get to the net. Just get in the way. Try to clear them out of the way as much as you can to let [Vokoun] see [shots]."

The penalty kill struggled in the regular season but has been excellent in the postseason. What has changed?

"I think we’ve changed a little bit. We’re a little more aggressive. I think guys were figuring out the system still during the season and now, we’ve tweaked a few things. Now, we’re playing a lot more on our toes than sitting back."

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Here's a little quiz for those who drive in Downtown Pittsburgh. Good luck to all!!!!

1. What does the following sign require drivers to do?

2. This white line, which appears at most signalized intersections before the crosswalk, is called a "stop line." Why is it called that?

3. For how long is it permissible to continue through an intersection after a traffic signal of this color ....

turns to this color?

4. What traffic movement does this sign prohibit, and during what period?

Stumped? You can find the answers here.

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American Airlines will add daily nonstop flights to and from Los Angeles International Airport on Aug. 27. The flights will depart PIT at 4:30 p.m. and arrive at LAX at 6:50 p.m. The return flight will depart LAX at 8:10 a.m. and arrive at PIT at 3:30 p.m. The aircraft will be a Boeing 737 with 16 first-class seats and 134 coach seats.

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Pennsylvania American Water will have a ceremony on Friday to celebrate the completion of $100 million of upgrades to the Hays Mine treatment plant and Becks Run pumping station. Safe to say that drivers who use Becks Run Road will be popping corks in relief that the many traffic restrictions they've endured for the past two years will be behind them.

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PennDOT has tentatively set May 24 for reopening the city end of the 31st Street Bridge.

Another weekend closure of the outbound Squirrel Hill Tunnel is scheduled from 11 p.m. Friday to 6 a.m. Monday. There is no closure scheduled over the Memorial Day weekend, but the inbound tunnel is slated for shutdowns on the first two weekends in June.

Lane closures are possible on these bridges today and Friday: Westinghouse Bridge from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. today; Tarentum Bridge from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. today; McKees Rocks Bridge from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Friday.

Overhead sign inspections on the Parkway North, including the HOV lanes, are scheduled today and may cause lane closures at various places between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.

Traffic signal work may cause lane closures on McKnight Road from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. through May 24 at Babcock Boulevard, Duncan Avenue, Cumberland Road and Arcadia Drive.

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