29 days until it is football time in Tennessee

Countdown to the season: 29 days until it is football time in Tennessee

Tennessee will kick off its 2024 football season in 29 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 29 days remaining until the start of the 2024 football season, Vols Wire looks back at Tennessee student-athletes who wore No. 29.

All time players to wear No. 29 for Tennessee:

Alvin Rice (1937)

William Foster (1939)

Maxwell Partin (1941, 1945-46)

Gene Felty (1948-50)

Wayne Watson (1951-52)

Rich Zimmer (1967)

Ed Lozzi (1968)

Bill McGlothlin (1970)

Steve Slack (1972)

Russ Rabenstein (1973-75)

Danny Martin (1977-80)

Vince Clark (1982-84)

Vando Davis (1986-89)

Kenneth Campbell (1990-92)

Brent Kilpatrick (1994)

Heath Smargiasso (1995-96)

Mikki Allen (1997-99)

O.J. Owens (2001-03)

Brad Blaylock (2001)

Inky Johnson (2005-06)

Stephen White (2009)

Stephaun Raines (2009-10)

Tom Smith (2011-13)

Evan Berry (2014-17)

Jeremiah Howard (2017)

Brandon Davis (2018-19)

Martavius French (2020)

Brandon Turnage (2021)

Christian Harrison (2022-23)

Jack-Henry Jakobik (2023)

*Source: 2023 Tennessee Football Media Guide