Roberts is the son of Donnie and Sandy Roberts and is a 2004 graduate of Austin High School in Austin, Ind. He has completed a major in English and a minor in philosophy in only three years. Additionally, while on campus, Carl has tutored in the Academic Resource Center, and has been a long-distance runner on both the cross country and track teams. Following graduation, he will begin work on his masters in teaching at Cumberlands, and he hopes to secure a position in the fall as a high school English teacher.

University of the Cumberlands, located in Williamsburg, Kentucky, is a private liberal arts college in its 118th year of operation. Cumberlands offers four undergraduate degrees in 37 major fields of study, 30 minors and nine pre-professional programs, graduate degrees and certifications in education as well as online and accelerated, nontraditional programs for adults.