Kaylee Colley and Kyle Hoofman

Kyle and I met by chance during our freshman year of college when I went to visit a mutual friend one weekend. We met that weekend and quickly started texting and calling each other nearly every day. At the time he went to USF, and I went to UCF, but we decided to brave I-4 and start dating. We dated long distance for nearly two years. At the start of each semester, we would accompany each other to our first day of class. It was nice to explore the best of Tampa and Orlando, but we had the most fun at the UCF games. Finally, Kyle transferred to UCF in 2018. 5 years, 2 apartments, and one dog later, we are still together and have both graduated with our bachelor’s degrees from UCF. I will graduate again Spring 2022 with my master’s degree. Kyle has been an amazing support system. The two of us still love to be involved in Knight Nation. We have been football season ticket holders for three years, and just this year became basketball season ticket holders. We both love our UCF community and have agreed that even if we were to leave Orlando, we would still try to attend games and alumni events.