One day until it is football time in Tennessee

Tennessee wide receiver Jayson Swain catches a pass over Alabama cornerback Ramzee Robinson during the third quarter Saturday at Neyland Stadium Oct. 23, 2004. Michael Patrick, Michael Patrick/News Sentinel

Tennessee will kick off its 2024 football season in one day.

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 one day remaining until the start of the 2024 football season, Vols Wire looks at Tennessee student-athletes who wore No. 1.

All time players who wore No. 1 at Tennessee:

Ed McDougal (1972-74)

Joe Gasper (1976)

Robert Malone (1977-78)

Lee Jenkins (1980-82)

Darrell Jones (1984)

Andre Creamer (1985-86)

Phil Reich (1987)

Vince Moore (1988-90)

Ronald Davis (1991-94)

Leonard Little (1995-97)

Robert Loudermilk (1999)

Jason Witten (2000-02)

Jayson Swain (2003-06)

Brandon Warren (2008-10)

Michael Palardy (2010-13)

Paul Harris (2013)

Jalen Hurd (2014-16)

Kahlil McKenzie (2015)

Jonathan Kongbo (2016-17)

Marquez Callaway (2017-19)

Trevon Flowers (2020-22)

Velus Jones Jr. (2020-21)

Gabe Jeudy-Lally (2023)

Dont’e Thornton Jr. (2023)

*Source: 2023 Tennessee Football Media Guide

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