35 days until it is football time in Tennessee

Tennessee will kick off its 2024 football season in 35 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 35 days remaining until the start of the 2024 football season, Vols Wire looks back at Tennessee student-athletes who wore No. 35 .

All time players to wear No. 35 for Tennessee:

Robert Sneed (1937-38)

Robert Morris (1939)

Lawrence Zontini (1941-42)

John Manning (1944-45)

George Balitsaris (1946-48)

John O’Grady (1949)

Basil Drake (1950)

Stan Lis (1951-52)

Edd Cantrell (1953)

Jan Craig (1954-55)

Hilery Carr (1945. 1958)

Frank Musgrave (1962)

Jack Patterson (1963-65)

Tom Callaway (1967-69)

Sid Witherington (1972-74)

Rick Berkhan (1975)

Nate Sumpter (1976-79)

Chuck Coleman (1981-83)

William Howard (1984-87)

Clemmons McCroskey (1989-90)

Cleon Mitchell (1992-93)

Shawn Johnson (1996-98)

Justin Satterfield (1999)

Chip Walters (1999)

Steven Lee (2000)

Jason Mitchell (2002-05)

Elix Wilson (2006-08)

Robert Nelson (2009-11)

David Page (2012)

Jaron Toney (2012-13)

Ryan Ault (2014)

Troy Waiters (2014)

MaLeik Gatewood (2015)

Daniel Bituli (2016-19)

Taeler Dowdy (2016-17)

Will Brooks (2020-23)

Patrick Wilk (2021-22)

Garrett Young (2023)

*Source: 2023 Tennessee Football Media Guide