18 days until it is football time in Tennessee

Countdown to the season: 18 days until it is football time in Tennessee

Tennessee will kick off its 2024 football season in 18 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 18 days remaining until the start of the 2024 football season, Vols Wire looks at Tennessee student-athletes who wore No. 18.

All time players to wear No. 18 for Tennessee:

Elmer Disspayne (1937)

Nickolas Weber (1938-40)

Bill Zimmerman (1941)

R.A. Long (1942)

Allen Law (1944)

Bob Lund (1945-48)

Francis Stupar (1949-50)

Bill “Moose” Barbish (1951-53)

Bob Smithers (1956)

Ken Waddell (1959-60)

Frank Canale (1961-62)

Bubba Wyche (1966-68)

Jon Sapp (1972-73)

Phill Doolin (1974)

Craig Colquitt (1976-77)

Carlton Peoples (1980)

Sam Aiello (1982)

Troy Hale (1984-87)

Kent Elmore (1989)

Dale Carter (1991)

DeRon Jenkins (1993-95)

Gerald Griffin (1997-99)

Lee Wheeler (2001)

Christian Chauvin (2001)

Jason Allen (2002-05)

B.J. Coleman (2008)

Tyler Wolf (2009-10)

Izuea Lanier (2011)

Jason Croom (2012-16)

Joe Stocstill (2013)

Michael Cantwell (2014)

Nigel Warrior (2016-present)

Princeton Fant (2017)

Brian Maurer (2019-20)

Nigel Warrior (2019)

Doneiko Slaughter (2020)

William Mohan (2021)

Ryan Damron (2023)

Rickey Gibson III (2023)

*Source: 2023 UT Football Media Guide