30 days until it is football time in Tennessee

Countdown to the season: 30 days until it is football time in Tennessee

Tennessee will kick off its 2024 football season in 30 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 30 days remaining until the start of the 2024 football season, Vols Wire looks back at Tennessee student-athletes who wore No. 30.

All time players to wear No. 30 for Tennessee:

Benn McFarlin (1937)

Harry Ford (1939-40)

Casey Stephenson (1944-45)

Bob Stewart (1946-47)

Jimmy Cameron (1948)

Jody Ellis (1950)

Ollie Keller (1951)

Tommy Priest (1954-55)

Neyle Sollee (1957-59)

Pat Canini (1960-63)

Tim Grizzell (1965)

Jim Weatherford (1966-68)

Gordon Turnage (1970-72)

David Parsons (1974-76)

Mike Gaiter (1977-78)

Junior Reid (1979-80)

Kenneth “B.B” Cooper (1982-84)

Cedric Kline (1986-89)

Marc Jones (1990)

Roc Rowe (1991-92)

Charlie Garner (1993)

Cory Gaines (1995-97)

Andre Lott (1998-2001)

Philip Newman (2003)

Ryan Fusco (2004)

David Holbert (2005-07)

Shane Reveiz (2008-11)

Max Arnold (2011-12)

Alden Hill (2012-13)

Deanthonie Summerhill (2014)

Devin Williams (2014-16)

Holden Foster (2015-16)

Brent Cimaglia (2017)

Austin Smith (2018)

Roman Harrison (2019-23)

Marcus Pierce Jr. (2021)

*Source: 2023 Tennessee Football Media Guide