55 days until it is football time in Tennessee

Tennessee will kick off its 2024 football season in 55 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 55 days remaining until the start of the 2024 football season, Vols Wire looks back at Tennessee student-athletes who wore No. 55 .

All time players to No. 55 for Tennessee:

William Sanders (1937)

Samuel Ray Graves (1939-41)

Mason Propps (1942)

David Bailey (1944)

Earle Brown (1945)

George Kelly (1946)

Frank Trubits (1950-51)

John Mitenis (1952)

Ronald Meeks (1953)

Lamar Leachman (1955)

Ray Moss (1956-59)

Mike Lucci (1960-61)

Tom Fisher (1963-65)

Doug Archibald (1946)

Clifton Stewart (1967)

Dave Filson (1968-69)

John Nix (1970)

Art Reynolds (1971-73)

Mike Overton (1974-76)

Craig Cantrell (1979-81)

Dale Sanderson (1982-83)

Ron Green (1995-98)

Clay Bostic (1999)

Terriea Smalls (2000-03)

Jesse Mahelona (2004-05)

Dan Williams (2006-09)

Jacques Smith (2010-13)

Coleman Thomas (2014-17)

Cody Underwood (2014)

Quay Picou (2015-17)

Brandon Kennedy (2018)

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Brandon Kennedy (2020)

Eunrique Valentine (2020-2021)

Braeden Krivosh (2021-23)

Will Albright (2022)

Omarr Norman-Lott (2023)

*Source: 2023 Tennessee Football Media Guide

Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire