Shedeur Sanders threw for 445 yards and four touchdowns — three to Travis Hunter — and Colorado began Year 2 under Deion Sanders by holding off FCS power North Dakota State 31-26 on Thursday night.

Cam Miller, Abdul Carter, Daequan Dixon and Johnny Hardy had interceptions and No. 7 Penn State took advantage of five Illinois turnovers to beat the Illini 30-13.

Mark Gronowski threw for three touchdowns and ran 51 yards for another one as South Dakota State won its first national championship with a 45-21 win over North Dakota State.

National signing day is in the rearview but it’s never too soon to look ahead to the upcoming crop of high school football stars who will headline the Class of 2023.

Winner gets: UC would travel to face the North Florida Educational/North Florida Christian winner in the regional finals on Nov. 27. Region 3-1AUnion County (7-3) at Fort White (2-6)Road here: Union County d. Bell, 42-0; Fort White d. Hamilton County, 14-6; d. Branford, 21-20. RB Cade Vaughn (730 rushing yards, 5 TDs) and Manny Covey (663 rushing yards, 8 TDs) lead the backfield. Madison County (8-2) at Hilliard (8-0)Road here: Madison County d. Dixie County, 48-19; Hilliard d. Lafayette, 22-21 in OT. Region 1-2AUniversity Christian (5-4) at St. John Paul II (5-3)North Florida Educational (2-6) at Tallahassee North Florida Christian (5-2), 7 p.m.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – It’s Week 8 of the high school football season and we take a look at the top games and full schedule for area teams. RB Azeh Kani has seen a heavier workload (457 rushing yards, 2 TDs) as Kade Frew has battled back from injury. Miller has passed (728 yards, 7 TDs) and run the ball (714 rushing yards, 10 TDs) exceptionally well. WRs Terrance Anthony (552 receiving yards, 6 TDs) and Cobie Bates (438 yards, 5 TDs) are a nightmare to account for. Trinity Christian (4-1) at Lee (4-0), 6 p.m.: Another contender for game of the week status.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. The opening week of the high school football season is here. Heres a glance at the top games of Week 1 and the full schedule for North Florida and South Georgia teams. BEST BETSBradford at Baker County: The best game in the area in Week 1. That ended a 10-game losing streak in the series, with the Tornadoes last win before that coming in 2005. GeorgiaFridays gamesBrantley County at Charlton County, 7:30 p.m.Brunswick at Pierce County, 7:30 p.m.Cook at Ware County, 7:30 p.m.Glynn Academy at Savannah Islands, 7:30 p.m.Richmond Hill at Camden County, 7:30 p.m.

FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla. - Khamari Barksdale said, at heart, he always will be a Fernandina Beach Pirate. Now dressing out with rival Yulee, Barksdale was a vital component of the Hornets' 41-10 thrashing of Nassau County foe Fernandina Beach. Yulee (1-1) picked up 263 rushing yards on 33 carries, en route to 431 total yards. Fernandina Beach (0-2) struggled on offense, particularly in the first half. FB: Miller 3-5-1-51.