Keeping it real , a lot of these schools are just like iMG Sta, American Heritage, Chaminade for example.    only difference is , iMG has dorms on campus & plays a 10 game national schedule, they don’t care about being apart of the FHSAA playoffs or winning a championship. And they still get Top D1 offers.    where as chaminade, STA, American heritage, they may not have dorms on campus, but it’s a few kids I know personally that has lived with some of the coaching staff, they recruit/get transfers state wide and nationally. And that mad expensive tuition half the time don’t even be charged to the players they really wanna have on the team.    but yet they still get to unfairly compete in the regular FHSAA playoffs and state championships. 

Pretty much what I gathered above. Kick off classic games are to be played by no later then aug 15.    being that the broward vs USA showcase starts August 21st-23rd, that means that every game being played on that week is officially your week 1 game, which will go on your record. 

From what i remember they only count against your record if playing OOS or against an OOS team. Basically just have an extra bye week

So would you put them in the same category as IMG Academy.

I believe August 21st starts the regular season.