48 days until it is football time in Tennessee

Countdown to the season: 48 days until it is football time in Tennessee

Tennessee will kick off its 2024 football season in 48 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 48 days remaining until the start of the 2024 football season, Vols Wire looks back at Tennessee student-athletes who wore No. 48.

All time players to wear No. 48 at Tennessee

Melvin Lampley (1937-38)

Ralph Johnson (1939)

Jim Chadwell (1941-42)

Bo Stewart (1944)

Billy King (1945)

Paul Gearing (1946-49)

Carl Eschenbach (1950)

Dan Butler (1951-53)

Bill Baker (1966-67)

Ronnie Weir (1969)

Danny Jeffries (1970-72)

Rocky Goode (1973)

Jim Embry (1974)

Carl Velander (1975-76)

Mark Burns (1980-82)

David Walker (1986-88)

J.J. Surlas (1989-92)

Grey Barker (1995)

Jeremy Fitzgerald (1997)

Jerrod Hayden (1998)

Sammy Frogg (1999-2000)

Thomas Stallworth (2001)

Sudan Ellington (2003)

Cory Anderson (2004)

Elix Wilson (2005)

Todd Vinson (2006)

Adam Myers-White (2007-08)

Greg King (2009-13)

Ryeon Wedley (2012)

Alex Ellis (2014-15)

Dajour Maddox (2015)

Ja’Quan Blakely (2016-19)

Matt Ballard (2018)

Ja’Quain Blakely (2019-21)

Bennett Brady (2022-23)

Derek Taylor (2022)

*Source: 2023 Tennessee Football Media Guide