Six days until it is football time in Tennessee

Dylan Sampson. Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire

Tennessee will kick off its 2024 football season in six 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 six days remaining until the start of the 2024 football season, Vols Wire looks at Tennessee student-athletes who wore No. 6.

All time players who wore No. 6 at Tennessee:

David Parsons (1973)

David Bibee (1974-76)

Jimmy Streater (1977-79)

Steve Alatorre (1980)

Dick Gentry (1981)

Alan Cockrell (1982-83)

Tony Nelson (1985-88)

J.J. McCleskey (1990-92)

Jermaine Copeland (1996-98)

Constantin Ritzmann (2000-03)

Ja’Kouri Williams (2005-07)

Derrick Furlow (2008-09)

Denarius Moore (2008-10)

Vincent Dallas (2011-13)

Tyler Page (2013)

Todd Kelly Jr. (2014-15)

Mike Wegzyn (2014)

Alvin Kamara (2015-16)

Brandon Hines (2017)

Shaq Wiggins (2017)

Alontae Taylor (2018)

Deangelo Gibbs (2019)

Jimmy Holiday (2021)

Byron Young (2021-22)

Aaron Beasley (2023)

Dylan Sampson (2023)

*Source: 2023 Tennessee Football Media Guide

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Publish date : 2024-08-25 12:13:32

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