19 days until it is football time in Tennessee

Countdown to the season: 19 days until it is football time in Tennessee

Tennessee will kick off its 2024 football season in 19 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 19 days remaining until the start of the 2024 football season, Vols Wire looks at Tennessee student-athletes who wore No. 19.

All time players to wear No. 19 for Tennessee:

Bill Markey Luttrell (1937)

Bob Andridge (1938-40)

Bob Slater (1941)

Walter Slater (1942)

Jack Redding (1944)

R.A. Long (1945-46)

W.C. Cooper (1947-50)

Hal Hubbard (1951-53)

David Shields (1960)

Hubert McClain (1961)

Bob Patrella (1963)

Hal Wantland (1964-65)

Rusty Kidd (1967)

Sammy Hair (1972-74)

Hayes Gilliam (1975-76)

Jim Sheffer (1977)

Johnny Watts (1978-79)

Carlton Peoples (1981-82)

Jeff Francis (1985-88)

Kevin Wendelboe (1989)

Mose Phillips (1991-94)

Mark Levine (1995-97)

Sean Seabrooks (1999)

Eric Campbell (2000)

Alex Walls (1999-2002)

John C. Henderson (2003-04)

Jarod Parrish (2004-07)

Nick Lamaison (2009-10)

Tyler Coombes (2011-13)

Devrin Young (2011-14)

David Priddy (2014)

Darrell Taylor (2015-18)

Jeff George (2016-17)

Keller Chryst (2018)

Steven Orr (2019-20)

Morven Joseph (2020)

Walker Merrill (2021-22)

Joshua Josephs (2022-23)

Charles Campbell (2023)

*Source: 2023 Tennessee Football Media Guide