12 days until it is football time in Tennessee

Countdown to the season: 12 days until it is football time in Tennessee

Tennessee will kick off its 2024 football season in 12 days.

The Vols will open its upcoming campaign on Aug. 31 against Chattanooga at Neyland Stadium. Kickoff is slated for 12:45 p.m. EDT and SEC Network will televise the contest.

2024 will be the fourth season for Tennessee under head coach Josh Heupel. In his first three seasons, Heupel is 27-12 and guided the Vols to three bowl games.

The Vols finished 9-4 (4-4 SEC) last season.

With 12 days remaining until the start of the 2024 football season, Vols Wire looks at Tennessee student-athletes who wore No. 12.

All time players to wear No. 12 at Tennessee:

John Boise (1937)

William Bryson (1939-40)

Bud Hubbell (1941-42)

Russell Morrow (1944-45)

Franklin (Bud) Hubbell (1946)

Joe Mortine (1947-48)

Bull Fulton (1950-51)

Terry Sweeney (1953)

Bill Bennett (1955)

Joe Grubb (1956-57)

Pete Wright (1958)

Coy Franklin (1959)

Charles Wyrick (1960-61)

Wayne Waff (1962)

Johnny Covington (1964)

Charles Fulton (1965-67)

Herman Weaver (1969)

Chip Howard (1971-73)

Gary Rowe (1974-76)

Guy Hairston (1978-79)

Randall Morris (1980-83)

Randy Sanders (1984-87)

Chip McCallum (1988)

Cory Fleming (1990-93)

Terry Fair (1994-96)

Marcus Nash (1995-97)

Troy McMaken (1999)

Teddy Grimes (1999-2001)

C.J. Leak (2002-04)

Lucas Taylor (2006-08)

Ethan Ingram (2009)

Naz Oliver (2010)

Chris Eggert (2010)

Matt Simms (2011)

Nathan Peterman (2012-14)

Emmanuel Moseley (2014-17)

Quinten Dormady (2015-17)

Shawn Shamburger (2018-20)

J.T. Shrout (2018-20)

Sully McDermott (2021)

Tamarion McDonald (2021-23)

*Source: 2023 Tennessee Football Media Guide