Maranda and Jake met in college at Midwestern State University in little ol' Wichita Falls, TX. He was quarterback on the football team and she was on the track and cross country team. Although they knew each other throughout college, they didn't start talking till after college when they reconnected on social media. Maranda asked Jake if he was going to the Big 12 Football Championship at the AT&T Stadium in 2019. Coincidently, he got tickets as well. After the game, they met up at Texas Live across the street to hang out the rest of the night with their friends and they have been in love ever since!