All week long, Minnesota Golden Gophers have taken to social media to announce their participation in Dinkytown Athletes, the official Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) collective in support of student-athletes at the University of Minnesota. Ahead of the transfer portal opening on Dec. 4, the announcements are a strong indication that each player will remain with the program.
Perhaps the most anticipated announcement was from running back Darius Taylor, who posted Saturday that he would be partnering with Dinkytown Athletes for another year. The announcement should ease the anxiety of Gopher fans still scarred from the offseason in which Minnesota lost their top two leading rushers to the transfer portal after the 2021 season.