Dinkytown Athletes - Minnesota Golden Gophers Collective

Dinkytown Athletes joined the crowded Minnesota Golden Gopher-focused NIL collective market in September 2022. However, unlike the other collectives in the field, Dinkytown Athletes appears to have support of the Minnesota athletic department, including coach P.J. Fleck. Fleck considers the collective's work essential, calling it, "incredibly important for the future of our program, important for college football and all student-athletes.'' Dinkytown Athletes was co-founded by former Gophers offensive lineman Derek Burns and Rob Gag, a lifelong supporter of the program, will work with athletes to connect them with the community for NIL deals that will include payments. The collective already has nearly 60 student-athletes from various sports involved.