He committed to Indiana University on April 10, 2010, and became the first ever true freshman to start at quarterback for the Hoosiers.

In June 2014, Roberson announced his intentions to leave Indiana and transfer to Illinois State University of the FCS.

[2] Roberson went on to be the starter for the next 3 years leading his team to a 13–2 record and an appearance in the Indiana Class 5-A football state championship game his senior season, losing 38–19 to Fishers High School.

[8] On November 28, 2010, Indiana fired their head coach Bill Lynch, who had recruited Roberson.

[9] On December 7, the Hoosiers announced that they had hired Oklahoma's offensive coordinator, Kevin Wilson, as their new head coach.

[11] Sources: Roberson arrived on the Indiana University campus on the summer of 2011, and was one of five candidates to replace starter Ben Chappell, who had graduated.

[19] Because Roberson was injured so early on in the season, he was granted a medical redshirt, so he would still have three years of eligibility remaining.

In the opening win against Indiana State, Roberson started the game and threw two touchdowns and 71 yards through the air before Sudfeld was subbed in.

In that game, Roberson threw for 273 and 6 touchdown passes, and led IU to a 56–36 victory over their arch rivals.

After finishing spring practice in Bloomington, it was expected that Roberson would continue to split snaps with teammate Nate Sudfeld in the upcoming season.

[20] In doing so, he became the second former starting QB to leave the team in offseason after Cam Coffman's transfer to Wyoming.

After winning the job for starting quarterback, Roberson began the 2014 campaign with a 62–0 blowout victory over Mississippi Valley State.

Roberson and fellow teammate running back Marshaun Coprich would lead the team to a 13–2 record on the season, making it all the way to the division championship before losing 29–27 to North Dakota State.

Roberson completed just 5 of 12 passes for 49 yards before leaving the game due to cramps and being replaced by Jake Kolbe.

The Redbirds finished the regular season with a record of 9–2, and then advanced to the NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs.

Roberson finished with 18 touchdown passes to 9 interceptions on the season and adding 11 more scores on the ground.

After switching to cornerback, Roberson worked out at Illinois State's Pro Day and was offered a tryout by the Minnesota Vikings after the 2016 NFL draft.

Despite a strong performance in the preseason, he was released by the Vikings as part of final roster cuts on September 3, 2016.

[31] He was waived with a non-football injury designation by the team on July 28;[32] he had broken his foot while training during the offseason.