Two days until it is football time in Tennessee

Tailback Montario Hardesty #2 of the University of Tennessee Volunteers celebrates as he scores on an 11 yard touchdown run against the UCLA Bruins at the Rose Bowl on September 1, 2008 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)

Tennessee will kick off its 2024 football season in two 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 two days remaining until the start of the 2024 football season, Vols Wire looks at Tennessee student-athletes who wore No. 2.

All time players who wore No. 2 at Tennessee:

Bill Fryer (1972)

David Aaron (1974)

Billy Arbo (1976-78)

Nicky Inman (1979)

Lenny Taylor (1980-83)

Moses Collins (1986-88)

Wes Lane (1989)

Steve Matthews (1990-91)

Todd Helton (1993-94)

Tom Windle (1997)

Fred White (1996-1999)

Eric Locke (2000)

Kevin Burnett (2001-04)

Kevin Simon (2005)

Montario Hardesty (2006-09)

Matt Simms (2010)

Naz Oliver (2011)

Alton “Pig” Howard (2012-15)

Michael L. Williams (2012-13)

De’Andre Payne (2014)

Shy Tuttle (2015-18)

Jarrett Guarantano (2016-2020)

Alontae Taylor (2019-21)

Jabari Small (2021-23)

Jaylen McCollough (2022-23)

Source: 2023 Tennessee Football Media Guide

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Publish date : 2024-08-29 11:43:04

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