Seven weeks away from the start of the 2024 season, the Tennessee Volunteers unveiled the newest iteration of their smokey grey jerseys.
The updated look includes an orange stripe for the Tennessee state flag and a Great Smoky Mountain patch on the helmet, a Tri-Star patch on the right sleeve and Tri-Star state logo on the leg.
Perhaps the most notable change to the jersey is it will be the first one in program history with Tennessee written across the chest above the player’s number.
Tennessee first wore the Smokey Grey style jerseys in 2015 as part of a deal with Nike.
The program wore them four times in three seasons through 2017 during that span.
In August 2022, Nike and the University of Tennessee announced a new partnership deal to bring back to the Smokey Greys for at least one game per season through 2025.
The jerseys have been very kind to the Vols, who own a 5-1 record in them.
They defeated LSU, 40-13, in the first game back wearing the Smokey Grey jerseys in October 2022.
They wore them for the home opener last year in a 30-13 win over Austin Peay.
Tennessee has not yet announced which game will feature the Smokey Grey jerseys.
The Vols will open the 2024 season at home on Aug. 31 against Chattanooga.
Other home games on the schedule include Kent State (Sept. 14), Florida (Oct. 12), Alabama (Oct. 19), Kentucky (Nov. 2), Mississippi State (Nov. 9) and UTEP (Nov. 23).
