First week of HS football in FL is August 19, so we'll have 3 weeks in the books before Labor Day. First week of youth football in our area is August 2. Better start hydrating for that right now!
We're on pretty much the same track in NC. Its not too bad on our side of the state but east of here, particularly the coastal plain, its toasty. I've said for years we start too early, particularly youth ball. I think when I was in HS, late 70's to '81, Week 1 was the last Friday in August so we're up a full two weeks. We have also gone from 10 games max to 11 if you play an endowment. The regionals were the week of Thanksgiving, normally. The state finals were late November-early December. Now the finals date has two digits in December most years.