Steve Layman

In the wake of the Alston ruling the NCAA immediately began to allow athletes to profit off their name, image and likeness.But how much are they worth? And who is footing the bill?

Welcome to the wild, wild west of college sports. The new age of recruiting in a world where athletes are now able to profit off their name, image and likeness and free to transfer at any time.

For decades the NCAA maintained its athletes getting paid would threaten the spirit of amateurism that makes college sports great.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF — On the surface there’s never been a better time to be a college student-athlete.

It’s a new era where money is prioritized over education and experience. And players are told to look out for themselves above the team or their school. The jury is out on what that will produce.

So far, so good for Brian Callahan as Titans head coach.The 40-year-old made his Tennessee debut Saturday night as Tennessee beat San Francisco 17-13 in the preseason opener for both teams.

After years of litigation and turmoil, college athletics are heading into a new era where players will get paid, and the NCAA must decide what it wants to be.

With starters limited in preseason games, perhaps the most important work the Titans will get all training camp is happening this week on the practice field.

After observing most of training camp and the Titans' preseason games, we’ll give our best stab at predicting what the 53-man roster will look like with one caveat.

For a half Sunday the Titans silenced the 59,000 fans here at Soldier Field hyped up about Caleb Williams’ debut.