Sonny Dykes and wife Kate Golding met at a football camp for a career discussion after she graduated from Texas Tech. 

Kate was already involved in the sports line of work by working in Texas Tech’s sports information department. Since she was 12 years younger than Sonny, she didn’t get to know him much during her student life, even if their family knew each other. 

However, their fated meeting came soon after her graduation when it was time to build her career. The college had given the privilege for their students to meet with football coaches to discuss employment with them. That was the moment Kate met him. Sonny wanted to help Kate find a good job and offered to take her number. 

She also described that their conversation happened organically, and after that, it was a matter of time before they clicked and started to date.