(WAND) -- The 2026 high school football season is officially here with teams taking the field for the first practice Wednesday. 

This season the start of the year was moved up a week due to the expansion of the post season.

On day one of practice teams hoping to carry over what they worked on this summer.

And while there is still a week and a half until the first game the first day of practice is always like Christmas morning.

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