On Thursday, the University of Minnesota announced it was exploring selling the naming rights to historic Williams Arena. Minnesota athletic director Mark Coyle, in an interview on KFXN-FM 100.3 on ...

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The University of Minnesota has hired a search firm to help them find a naming rights sponsor for Williams Arena.

Gopher Athletics announced Thursday it has partnered with a firm in search of a naming-rights sponsor for Williams Arena, the ...

A naming-rights deal the venue nicknamed “The Barn” would help shrink the financial gap but not bridge it by itself. For example, the Gophers and 3M in 2017 entered into a 14-year, $11.2 million ...

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But Williams Arena is approaching 100 years old. The Barn needs, at least, a paint job over the growing amount of exposed concrete around the seats and so much more. Coyle acknowledges that.

In 2023, the Gophers athletics department contracted with an architectural design firm to explore the feasibility of renovations to Williams Arena or, to a lesser likelihood, building a new venue ...