56 days until it is football time in Tennessee

Tennessee will kick off its 2024 football season in 56 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 56 days remaining until the start of the 2024 football season, Vols Wire looks back at Tennessee student-athletes who wore No. 56 .

All-time players to wear No. 56 at Tennessee:

George “Bob” Woodruff (1937-38)

Earl Brown (1939-40)

Charles Wildman (1944-47)

Jim Haslam (1949-52)

Bill Lanter (1954-57)

Buddy King (1958)

Duke Volmer (1961)

Taft Hefner (1962)

Reggie Jellicrose (1964-65)

Wayne Smith (1967-69)

Greg Pennekamp (1970)

Brian Woods (1972-73)

Mike Rotella (1974)

Robert Shaw (1975-78)

Tim Rumsey (1980-82)

Duan Henry (1984)

David Dodd (1985-87)

Chad Goodin (1988-89)

Chuck Smith (1990-91)

Chester Ford (1993)

Aylan Martin (1996-97)

Thomas Stallworth (1998)

Bernard Jackson (199-2001)

Jon Poe (2003-05)

J.R. Carr (2009)

Nick Reveiz (2008-10)

Curt Maggitt (2011-15)

Matthew Butler (2017)

Riley Locklear (2017-20)

Ethan Rinke (2019)

Mekhi Bigelow (2021-23)

Mo Clipper Jr.  (2022-23)

*Source: 2023 Tennessee Football Media Guide