William “Pop” Watson III, a football star from Springfield Central High School, is transferring to UMass Amherst after spending four seasons at Virginia Tech.
In his career at Central, the 5-foot-11, 200-pound Watson completed 459-of-691 passes for 7,847 yards and 81 touchdowns. He also ran 190 times for the Golden Eagles, gaining 2,150 yards. Watson was ...