re: Why would any parent push their child to play RB?

It's the star position in 99.9% of offenses before college. QB isn't anywhere close to as important pre-high school. Once they get to a higher level of play, they don't want to give up that star role they've had their entire lives. We see it all the time. Trying to explain to parents/kids they would be much more likely to get a scholarship at safety or CB than RB. There are just so many RBs out there, but fewer true D1 CBs.