The first week in August can mean only one thing for the nine Hall county high schools: football is officially back. That means no more 7-on-7 passing drills, no more dwelling on the mishaps from the previous year — just helmets batting helmets and pads meshing, the way the sport is intended to be played. The excitement surrounding the first padded practice isn’t near as much as it used to be, but perhaps the 35-percent humidity in Tuesday’s forecast made the transition a little more ideal following a GHSA mandated five-day acclimation period, during which players were restricted from wearing pads the five days prior to Aug. 1.