Trimiesha Young needed an evening walk. After nearly four months in quarantine, the late-night walks on The Boulevard had been born out of necessity more so than habit.
But this time, on a late June night at SMU, Young had an idea. She wanted to marry her boyfriend of 10 years, Randall Joyner, in the same place that she took her evening strolls.
“Hey, how about we [get married at SMU]?” Young posed Joyner when she arrived back home.
Joyner, SMU’s defensive line coach and former player, had just three words in response: “Let’s do this.