21 days until it is football time in Tennessee

will kick off its 2024 football season in 21 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 21 days remaining until the start of the 2024 football season, Vols Wire looks at Tennessee student-athletes who wore No. 21.

All time players to wear No. 21 for Tennessee:

Buist Warren (1937-40)

Chaz Bierley (1945)

Dick Jordan (1946)

Leon McCoy (1947)

Kenneth Donahue (1948-50)

Mack Franklin (1951-53)

Wayne Hutcheson (1955)

Bill Bennett (1956-57)

Tom Husband (1958)

Frank Davis (1959)

A.B. Clevenger (1960)

Vic Ferrari (1963)

Bob Petrella (1964-65)

Richard Callaway (1966-69)

Nick Carmichael (1970)

Dennis Chadwick (1971-72)

Larry Seivers (1973)

Stanley Morgan (1974-76)

Marcus Starling (1977-78)

Greg Bridges (1980)

Jimmy Colquitt (1982-84)

Preston Warren (1987-90)

Brian Rains (1991)

Heath Shuler (1991-93)

Maurice Stanley (1995)

Phillip Crosley (1997-99)

Cedric Houston (2002-04)

Gerald Riggs Jr. (2005)

Austin Rogers (2006-09)

Nick Jackson (2010)

Da’Rick Rogers (2010-11)

Riyahd Jones (2013-14)

David Priddy (2014)

Logan Fetzner (2014)

Joe Young (2015)

Jalen Reeves-Maybin (2015-16)

Jacquez Jones (2017-18)

Shanon Reid (2017-18)

Dee Beckwith (2020-21)

Tamarion McDonald (2020)

Omari Thomas (2022-23)

Navy Shuler (2022-23)

*Source: 2023 Tennessee Football Media Guide