Here in Nebraska, practices started for most schools yesterday. A handful (I believe it was 26) started last week on the 8th since they have a Week 0 game. Week 0 is "early season" game, but count against the 8 or 9 game limit (depending on classification). Week 0 (first game for the 26 schools playing in that) is August 25 or 26, while Week 1 (the "normal" opening weekend) is September 1 or 2. Next year's going to be a mess as Class A (our biggest class) will be doing a different schedule than the rest of the classes.