The clock may be ticking for Tennessee Titans quarterback Will Levis, and one AFC South coach seems to think his time may be running thin.

Titans head coach Brian Callahan has maintained that Levis will keep the job, but another coach win the division disagrees.

“It’s only a matter of time before Mason Rudolph takes over,” the coach said, via Dianna Russini of The Athletic.

Tennessee signed Rudolph in free agency for this exact reason. Rudolph has plenty of starting experience from his Pittsburgh Steelers days, and while he did not necessarily light it up during his six-year tenure with the club, he was still a solid backup.

Last season, Rudolph stepped in for an injured Kenny Pickett and even led the Steelers to the playoffs, throwing for 719 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions while completing 74.3 percent of his passes in four appearances and three starts.

The Titans selected Levis in the second round of the 2023 NFL Draft. Levis ultimately supplanted Ryan Tannehill under center midway through his rookie campaign and hit the ground running, throwing four touchdown passes in his first start.

However, Levis then amassed a grand total of three touchdown tosses over his final eight starts last season. He hasn’t been much better in 2024, registering 604 yards, four touchdowns and a league-worst six picks through four games.

It should be noted that Levis suffered an AC joint sprain in his shoulder and left the game after throwing just four passes against the Miami Dolphins last week.

Tennessee spent considerable money during the offseason to try and compete in the AFC South, but the Titans have gotten off to a 1-3 start heading into their Week 5 bye.

Levis’ subpar play is a major reason for Tennessee’s struggles.

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Things look hopeless for the Tennessee Titans early in the 2024 NFL season.

The Titans did beat the Miami Dolphins for their first win of the year this past Monday, but the Dolphins were missing Tua Tagovailoa and are one of the only teams that looks more hapless than Tennessee right now.

Bleacher Report’s Brad Gagnon lit into the Titans, essentially saying that there isn’t much to be excited about in Tennessee the rest of the way.

“It will become increasingly difficult to comment on this going-nowhere team and its collection of mediocre quarterbacks surrounded by a plethora of players that are either beyond their primes or never hit ’em,” Gagnon wrote.

Yeesh, that’s bad.

The Titans actually appeared to be a sleeper team heading into the season as a result of a rather decent-looking roster on paper. But the game isn’t played on paper.

Plus, Tennessee’s success in 2024 largely hinged on the performance of quarterback Will Levis, who has looked awful through the first several weeks and ended up getting injured after just four passes versus Miami. Mason Rudolph then led the Titans to victory.

Tennessee has a bye in Week 5, but Levis—who is dealing with an AC joint sprain—may be ready to go against the Indianapolis Colts in Week 6.

The question is, would the Titans be better off with Rudolph under center?

Even if they would, Rudolph doesn’t exactly inspire a ton of confidence, which makes you wonder if Tennessee was better off losing out for the remainder of the season and then drafting a quarterback.

The Titans could very well end up selling off some pieces between now and the Nov. 5 NFL trade deadline. What they do during that period of time will tell us a lot about the direction of the team going forward.

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) – Week 7 of the high school football season is in the books. Full scores from Friday’s action across East Tennessee can be found below.

DIVISION I SCORES

Cocke County 32, Daniel Boone 7

Gatlinburg-Pittman 34, Unicoi County 13

Johnson County 29, Pigeon Forge 15

Alcoa 28, West 10

Anderson County 40, Clinton 7

Grace Christian 49, Austin-East 0

Northview Academy 31, Carter 27

Fulton 40, South-Doyle 16

Gibbs 59, Campbell County 0

Powell 38, Karns 0

Oak Ridge 42, Central 24

Cosby 49, Jellico 0

Eagleton Academy 62, North Greene 28

Cherokee 41, Grainger 0

Jefferson County 28, Morristown-West 17

Farragut 28, Bradley Central 20

Halls 41, Heritage 17

Oliver Springs 28, Midway 20

Coalfield 62, Oakdale 0

South Greene 18, Seymour 17

Tellico Plains, Harriman

William Blount 62, Union County 15

York Institute 28, Oneida 0

Loudon 35, Kingston 3

Hixson 54, Sequoyah 7

Chattanooga Central 62, Sweetwater 34

Stone Memorial 47, Livingston Academy 14

DIVISION II SCORES

MBA 24, Catholic 23

Chattanooga Christian 21, CAK 13

Silverdale Academy 49, Lakeway Christian 20

The King’s Academy 44, Ezell-Harding 0

Webb 27, Brainerd 0

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