Tennessee will kick off its 2024 football season in 44 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 44 days remaining until the start of the 2024 football season, Vols Wire looks back at Tennessee student-athletes who wore No 44.
All time players to wear No. 44 at Tennessee:
John “Skeeter” Bailey (1937-38)
Kenneth Bales (1939)
William “Bill” Meek (1940-42)
T.J. Hill (1944)
Ray Stanzak (1945)
Clarence Hewgley (1946)
Bill Ford (1950)
Andy Romeo (1951)
Jimmy Wade (1954)
Danny Webb (1955, 1957)
Bill Majors (1958-60)
David Shields (1961)
Wayne Bush (1962-63)
Jerry Smith (1964-66)
Don McLeary (1967)
Nick Showalter (1968)
Bobby Majors (1969-71)
Neil Clabo (1972-74)
Greg Graves (1975)
Craig Puki (1976-79)
Alvin Toles (1982-84)
Mike Kelley (1986-87)
Chuck Webb (1989-90)
Mario Brunson (1991-93)
Craig King (1995-96)
Austin Kemp (1998-99)
Michael Brewster (2001)
Omar Gaither (2003-05)
Josh Hawkins (2008-09)
Sam Thomas (2008, 2010)
Maurice Couch (2011-13)
Jakob Johnson (2014-17)
Ryan Thaxton (2017)
Cheyenne Labruzza (2018-20)
Princeton Fant (2018)
Tee Hodge (2020)
Charlie Browder (2022)
Elijah Herring (2022-23)
*Source: 2023 Tennessee Football Media Guide