The spread offense has killed the QB position in college football. Kids that 10 years ago would be moved to WR and DB are staying at QB because they are athletic.
I'm not saying it is a good or a bad thing, but it is the way it is. Look at some of the more hyped QB's around so far. Manziel throws a ton of picks. Keaton can't throw more than 15-20 yards. Mariotta isn't great with the deep ball. But they can all run.
Look at recent QB's in the NFL: RGIII, Kaep, Wilson. Same problems. Their best ability at QB is to run, or run around until the play breaks down and find an open guy.
Again, I'm not saying it is good or bad, but it is what it is. Toss in the fact that more kids want to play right away, instead of sit for a couple of years. Football is becoming more and more like basketball. The physicality is leaving the sport and offense is less about execution and more about moving one or two kids around to get them the ball in space and have them make plays on their own.