2011 Honors: Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Iowa).

2011 (Freshman): First true freshman quarterback in IU history to start and just the second to play (Tim Clifford played one half in 1977) ... one of just 12 true freshman quarterbacks to start nationally in 2011 ... started five games and played in nine ... completed 81-of-142 (57.0 percent) with 937 yards, three touchdowns and six interceptions to go along with 426 rushing yards on 109 carries (3.9 average) with two scores ... in his five starts, went 68-of-120 (56.7) with 779 yards, three TDs and five INTs in addition to with 364 rushing yards on 85 carries (4.3) with one touchdown ... 426 rushing yards were second on the team and third among true freshman quarterbacks nationally ... made his first career start and completed 16-of-24 (66.7) for 197 yards and one touchdown with zero interceptions at Iowa ... also rushed for 84 yards on 16 carries (5.2) ... in his first home start against Northwestern, racked up 290 total yards ... threw for 169 yards with one score and added 121 rushing yards on 22 attempts (5.5) with one TD ... first IU quarterback to surpass 100 yards rushing since Kellen Lewis (2008) ... tossed for 174 yards with one touchdown and delivered 70 yards on the ground at Ohio State ... closed out the season with 224 total yards against Purdue ... completed 17-of-26 (65.4) for 147 yards and rushed for 77 yards on 17 carries (4.5) ... went 11-of-17 for 148 yards, rushed for 36 yards and scored on a 2-yard run against Illinois ... appeared for the first time in game two against Virginia ... IU offensive player of the week (Ohio State).

Prep/Personal: Quarterback for head coach Jayson West at Lawrence Central High School ... teammate of IU running back Isaiah Roundtree and offensive lineman Wes Rogers ... selected Indiana Mr. Football ... the fourth Mr. Football to attend IU and the first since Earl Haniford in 1995 ... 2010 Indiana Football Coaches Association Top 50, Indiana Associated Press Class 5A All-State, Indianapolis Star Super Team Player of the Year and Indianapolis Star All-Marion County Player of the Year ... passed for 2,611 yards, 24 touchdowns and just four interceptions and rushed for 1,992 yards and 21 scores ... led Lawrence Central to a 13-2 record and its first 5A state championship game ... in the state playoffs, passed for 174 yards and two TDs and rushed for 121 yards and three touchdowns in win over top-ranked Warren Central ... racked up over 250 yards in the fourth quarter alone, and 512 total yards in the game, for a victory over Avon in the regional ... rated the No. 11 prospect in Indiana and the No. 28 dual-threat quarterback nationally by Rivals.com ... three-year football and two-year basketball letterwinner ... all-state and all-conference selection as a junior ... threw for 1,008 yards and rushed for 984 in 2009, with eight passing and seven rushing TDs ... parents are Gajuan Roberson and Monica Highbaugh ... grandfather, Larry Highbaugh, played defensive back and ran track at IU (1968-71), where he won the 100 and 220, long jump and sprint relay as a sophomore at Big Tens, becoming the first athlete to win the "Jesse Owens Slam" ... also played briefly with the Dallas Cowboys, spent 13 years in the Canadian Football League and was inducted into the CFL Hall of Fame in 2004 ... born on Oct. 22, 1992, Trerien E. Roberson is a sport marketing and management student.