Nine days until it is football time in Tennessee

will kick off its 2024 football season in nine 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 nine days remaining until the start of the 2024 football season, Vols Wire looks at Tennessee student-athletes who wore No. 9.

All time players to wear No. 9 at Tennessee:

Chick McGeehan (1967)

George Hunt (1968-71)

Jim Gaylor (1975-77)

Mitch Sims (1979-81)

Mark Hogan (1982-83)

Vince Carter (1984-86)

Derrick Folsom (1987-89)

Orion McCants (1990)

Steve Session (1992)

Tori Noel (1994-97)

Kevin Taylor (1998)

Josh Plemons (1997-2000)

Steven Marsh (1999-2002)

Bret Smith (2004-06)

Bram Cannon (2008)

Daryl Vereen (2008-11)

Sam Ctanford (20012)

Daniel Gray (2012)

Reggie Juin (2013)

Derek Barnett (2014-16)

Von Pearson (2014-15)

Marquez Callaway (2016)

Tim Jordan (2017-19)

Garrett Johnson (2018-19)

Tyler Baron (2020-23)

Jimmy Calloway (2020)

Ramel Keyton (2023)

*Source: 2023 Tennessee Football Media Guide