Bobcat Collective - Montana State Bobcats Collective

The Bobcat Collective is a Montana State-focused collective. Officially unveiled in August 2022, it is one of the first FCS collectives launched as NIL continues to trickle down from FBS level to smaller – but just as passionate – fan bases. The Bobcats have elevated themselves off the field and on the field as an FCS national title contender, reaching the championship game in 2022. They recently opened a new facility attached to their stadium, called the Bobcat Athletic Complex. Now with the support from the Bobcat Collective additional steps can be taken to further boost the program. “A group of us were talking about this essentially right after the [national championship] game in Frisco,” founder Brandon Vancleeve told HERO Sports. “There was so much momentum and excitement for that game. And it obviously didn’t go how we wanted it to. We started thinking about what do we need to do to take the next step. And we just saw NIL as a potential to do that. When NIL first came about, we were all skeptical. There were a lot of questions and still are a lot of questions. I introduced what we were doing to the team. It was extremely well-received. They had phenomenal questions. They are super excited to know that this is coming. We did all of that a couple of months ago, and we’ve since been getting all of our ducks in a row.”