Roberts could be a key ingredient for Indiana’s future

Indiana's D'Angelo Roberts looks for a hole while running with the ball during a college football game at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, IN, Saturday, Sept 17th, 2011. Aaron Bernstein/ The Indianapolis Star There’s something truly special about an athlete who grows up in a college town and goes on to play for his hometown team after high school. That’s the case for Indiana running back D’Angelo Roberts. The 5-10, 180-pound true freshman played his high school ball less than two miles away from Memorial Stadium for the Bloomington High School North Cougars. On Monday, Roberts was named the Big Ten Conference Freshman of the Week after a 101-yard performance this weekend against South Carolina State. Roberts is now IU’s leading rusher with 150 yards on the season. His touchdown against SC State remains his sole score of the year. He is Indiana’s first true freshman to rush for 100 yards in a game since BenJarvus Green-Ellis, who later transferred to Ole’ Miss after Gerry D...