31 days until it is football time in Tennessee

Countdown to the season: 31 days until it is football time in Tennessee

Tennessee will kick off its 2024 football season in 31 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 31 days remaining until the start of the 2024 football season, Vols Wire looks back at Tennessee student-athletes who wore No. 31.

All time players to wear No. 31 for Tennessee:

Van Kelly (1937)

Jimmy Coleman (1938-40)

Charles Mitchell (1941-42, 1946)

Kennie McRae (1944-45)

Tommy Slack (1948)

Fred Mason (1949)

Charley Stokes (1950-51)

Bernard Ballick (1952)

Pat Oleksiak (1954)

Tommy Bronson (1955-57)

Bill Encinosa (1958-59)

Marty Baracca (1960-61)

Stan Mitchell (1963-65)

Bob Mauriello (1966-67)

David Beckler (1968)

Curt Watson (1969-71)

Terry Moore (1973-75)

Rand Willard (1976)

Jesse Briggs (1977-78)

Doug Fumas (1981-82)

Jim Dunkin (1983-84)

Jim Aszman (1986)

Tom Bronson (1987-88)

Rick Brackney (1989)

Keith Jeter (1990-92)

Jim Bencik (1994)

James Smith (1994)

James Loudermilk (1996-97)

Jamal Lewis (1998-99)

Gerald Riggs Jr. (2003-04)

Marsalous Johnson (2006-09)

Tino Thomas (2012-13)

Justus Pickett (2013-14)

Nate Renfro (2015)

Parker Henry (2016-17)

Stedmon Love (2016)

D.J. Henderson (2017)

Nick Humphrey (2018, 2021-22)

Madre London (2018)

Luke Lynn (2019)

Kenney Solomon (2019-20)

Caleb Herring (2023)

Jackson Locke (2023)

*Source: 2023 Tennessee Football Media Guide