14 days until it is football time in Tennessee

Countdown to the season: 14 days until it is football time in Tennessee

Tennessee will kick off its 2024 football season in 14 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 14 days remaining until the start of the 2024 football season, Vols Wire looks at Tennessee student-athletes who wore No. 14.

All time players to wear No. 14 at Tennessee:

Van Thompson (1938-41)

Ray Drost (1942 and 1946-47)

Reese Henegar (1946)

Gil Kyker (1950)

Ray Martin (1951-53)

Hugh Garner (1954)

Larry Garner (1955)

Bill Gent (1956)

Don Stephens (1958)

Tommy Donnelly (1959)

Charles Severance (1960)

Gene Tedford (1961)

David Leake (1963-65)

Bill Young (1966-69)

Jimmy Allen (1970)

Bill Cole (1972-75)

Greg Graves (1976)

Roland James (1977-79)

John Lerda (1981)

Terry Brown (1983-86)

Lee England (1987-89)

Andy Kelly (1988)

Chris Russ (1990)

Jerry Colquitt (1991-94)

Shawn Snyder (1995-96)

Cedrick Wilson (1998-2000)

Julian Battle (2002)

Jerron Hale (2002)

Bo Hardegree (2004-06)

Ben Greene (2006)

Eric Berry (2007-09)

Justin Worley (2011-14)

Zac Jancek (2015-18)

Quart’e Sapp (2015-18)

Spencer Smith (2019-21)

Key Lawrence (2020)

Christian Charles (2021-23)

*Source: 2023 Tennessee Football Media Guide