I saw a video of it the other day. Though it's popular enough to have a "league" and "playoffs" and a "stupor bowl" (yes, I said "stupor bowl". it's what they call it)
What exactly do you mean by "ball" and "not so popular"? Cornhole is played with a beanbag that resembles a ball about as much as a football does, and more people play it. Most people only watch football.
https://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&q=cornhole
This post was edited by Not Sure at October 27, 2017 9:14 AM MDT
Its a game with a small rubber ball and metal crosses, the idea is to bounce the ball, pick up as many crosses as you can and catch the ball as it comes back down.