24 days until it is football time in Tennessee

Nov. 10, 1990: Tony Thompson of the Tennessee Volunteers in action during a game against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. The Notre Dame Fighitng Irish won the game 34-29. Rick Stewart/Allsport

Tennessee will kick off its 2024 football season in 24 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 24 days remaining until the start of the 2024 football season, Vols Wire looks at Tennessee student-athletes who wore No. 24.

All time players to wear No. 24 at Tennessee:

Gerald Hendricks (1937-38)

Albert Hurst (1940-42)

Red Arnold (1945)

Billy Joe Rowan (1946-47)

Jerry Hyde (1951-53)

Bobby Jones (1957)

George Shuford (1961-62)

Mike Reynolds (1963)

Doug Archibald (1964-65)

Larry Pearce (1967)

Haskel Stanback (1971-73)

Eddie Lawson (1974)

Glen Powers (1975)

Frank Foxx (1976-78)

Clyde Duncan (1980-83)

Tony Thompson (1987-1990)

Aaron Hayden (1992-94)

Shawn Bryson (1996-98)

Charles Small (2000-02)

Andy Kerr (2003)

Antwan Stewart (2004-06)

DeAngelo Willingham (2008)

Cory Eicholtz (2010)

Eric Gordon (2009-12)

Deanthonie Summerhill (2011-13)

Taylor Spivey (2013)

Derell Scott (2014)

Michael Williams (2014)

Michael Lacey (2015-16)

Darrell Miller (2015)

Todd Kelly Jr. (2016-18)

Trey Coleman (2017)

Aaron Beasley (2019-22)

Fred Orr (2021)

Dylan Sampson (2022)

Jordan Matthews (2023)

*Source: 2023  Tennessee Football Media Guide

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