But the ball wasn’t hiked to the QB, it was hiked to a running back.
It looks like the running back line up behind the center, so it was just another personnel formation. In High School you often get multiple players playing the role of QB, especially on run oriented teams. I don’t even see #12 in the backfield on that play; certainly not lined up at QB. I think #34 was QB for that play.
At most it was a Wildcat formation, which, while not common, isn’t that rare.
Another reason the line of scrimmage is important is because it determines where you can throw the ball (which in football is called a pass).
Throwing the ball to one of your teammates who is closer to the goal line is obviously good. But in order to throw a ball towards your goal line (which is called a forward pass) you have to be standing behind the line of scrimmage.
If you google “understanding American football” you will find a bunch of websites and videos. I’m sure there are books that will help too. Once you get the basics, you can pick up the details by watching games. The suggestions about sports bars and video games aren’t bad, if either of those two things appeal to you.
You won’t learn anything by asking random vocabulary questions. Think about a subject you do know something about. Could someone pick it up by picking a few words at random and asking you to define them? Probably not.
If anything, the direct snap to the running back (and other old-timey formations) are still fairly common in high school football. You work with what you’ve got, and especially when running is more common, you’ll see more running formations and option sets. Even as old as the single wing.
American football is very much a “watching it happen is worth a thousand words.” Writing sprawling long explanations often just befuddles the head all the more. Watching it play out in front of one’s eyes will make it happen sooner.
Which is what I explained upthread.
Unless Sheldon is the knowledgeable person.
It would have been interesting to see Sheldon (young) advising a basketball coach - Sheldon would no doubt recommend “granny shots” for free throws, because they are far more likely to be successful, but hardly anyone does it that way, because it looks ridiculous
For what it’s worth, I also wouldn’t have a clue about football… except that I was in the marching band in high school and college, and so ended up watching a whole bunch of games.
And while American football might be more complicated than, say, soccer or quidditch, it’s certainly not the most complicated game in the world, because baseball is much more complicated. We Americans just don’t tend to realize it, because we’re so steeped in it.
Another thing I don’t know what it means.
It’s a video game.
Madden NFL is a popular video game series, where you manage and coach a football team. It’s named after its spokesman, John Madden, who is a retired coach and TV commentator.
The reason my husband hates football. He played trumpet.
What system? we have several, so we probably have one that supports it.
This might be the way to go. I am excellent with written instructions. Pretty good with lecture, too. I made it through 4 years of college without taking notes, and had a 3.3 GPA. Had a math grade bringing me down.
Either XBox or Playstation. Nintendo has had plenty of football games over the years, including the Madden series, but it’s not published for Switch.
Coach madden was ( in my opinion) one of the best at explaining the game.
I don’t have a Switch, actually-- I have 3DS, and an original NES. Somewhere, there’s a Super Nintendo, but I have no idea where.
After all this @RivkahChaya, we will expect you to watch football this fall and report back. 
The hook and ladder converted a 4th and 18. The statue of liberty was on the two-point conversion for the win.
Why this fall?