Three days until it is football time in Tennessee

will kick off its 2024 football season in three 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 three days remaining until the start of the 2024 football season, Vols Wire looks at Tennessee student-athletes who wore No. 3.

All time players who wore No. 3 at Tennessee:

Joe Cooper 1975

Joe Hough 1976-78

Joe Cozart 1981-83

Nate Middlebrook (1985-88)

Tracy Smith (1989-91)

Ronnie Pillow (1994-96)

Brian Darden (1997)

Josh Plemons (1998-99)

Willie Miles (1999-2002)

Robert Meachem (2004-06)

Lennon Creer (2008)

Darren Myles Jr. (2009-10)

Tyler Drummer (2011-13)

Byron Moore (2011-13)

Josh Malone (2014-16)

Micah Abernathy (2015)

Marquill Osborne (2016-17)

Ty Chandler (2017)

Eric Gray (2019-20)

JaVonta Payton (2021)

Tayven Jackson (2022)

Dee Williams (2022-23)

*Source: 2023 Tennessee Football Media Guide