BobA Bill Yeoman's Veer is the father of the wishbone that is known and taken from Pop Warner's single wing double wing balanced and unbalanced o-line. We all have to respect guys like Bill Yeoman who went to his coaching roots quit coaching college at Texas A&M and went back to high school coaching.
Knute Rockne Notre Dame refined the wing concepts and that's why the quarterback is called quarter, half backs and full backs back then the quarter back did not get the ball centered to him. The quarterback did more blocking in those schemes.
One of the main reasons smaller schools run the option offense is they can't recruit behemoth offensive lineman it also appeals to high schools.
Army, Navy, Air Force run offensive schemes utilizing Flex-Bone concepts. Passing can be more easily done from the Flex-Bone.
Little known fact Yeoman instituted the wishbone at Texas for Darrell Royal and then Royal told Yeoman to give it to Oklahoma's Barry Switzer. Fans don't remember that Bear Bryant ran the wishbone at Alabama during the 70's.
Jim Bertelsen Hudson, WI was an All American wishbone running back at Texas late 60's. The option offenses made the backfield the best athletes on the field.
Even option is in the pro game with Wildcat run occasionally and zone-read is part of the option offense.