The senior defensive end's storybook season continued in fitting fashion on Senior Night as Harvey racked up three sacks in ECU's 55-21 win over Connecticut on Saturday inside Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. The three tackles for loss put Harvey past future NFL first-round pick and Houston star defensive tackle Ed Oliver at the top of the AAC all-time single-season tackles for loss list with 24. Oliver previously set the record with the Cougars with 23 TFL in 2016.

Harvey, true to form as a relatively soft-spoken interview with the media, was happy about the record, but was more thrilled about the team going out victorious on Senior Night.

"Coach just told me," said Harvey, who got a game ball in the postgame locker room for setting the record. "I didn't even know. It feels good, but I'm just glad I could help my team in any way possible, and I'm glad we got this win."

Harvey's story is well-known by now, but it's worth repeating. The former Georgia Military College transfer spent all of last season as ECU's fifth-string running back and special teams contributor. He made the switch to the defensive side of the ball this past season, playing linebacker during the spring. With the Pirates looking deep at that position, Harvey was shifted to defensive end at the start of preseason camp, and the rest is history. The 6-foot-1, 225-pounder has been a dominant force since the beginning of the year, recording at least one sack in eight of 10 games this season.

His three sacks on Saturday night tied his single-game career-high and moved his season total to 13.5, only 1.5 shy of Roderick Coleman's single-season school record (15 in 1997).

The Pirates are hopeful of getting Harvey granted an extra year of eligibility following the season dating back to his time in junior college, but if this was his final game inside Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, Harvey's already more than made his mark.

"I think I've said everything in the world about Nate to this point in time, but he just keeps going," head coach Scottie Montgomery said. "He just keeps going. He got a game ball tonight of course. But I told the team I hope we're giving him the game ball next year on senior night, too. So hopefully we can give him two senior nights. But his record is an extremely talented individual who met the perfect scheme. He worked really hard to become the player that he is. I don't know if we'll see another guy like him, with his strength and his size and his speed and body type. We're really excited for him."

Harvey waited to do most of his damage late in the second quarter and into the second half on Saturday night, setting up UConn's offensive line with some unique moves the offensive tackles likely weren't prepared for. Despite all the quarterback takedowns he's had this season, Harvey's strip-sack of Huskies quarterback David Pindell and his subsequent recovery just before halftime was just his second forced fumble of the season, making it extra special as he continues to grow as a pass-rusher.

"It was a stab-swipe move," Harvey said. "All year I've been going up and under and he was preparing for it. I saw him kicking out real slow, so I put my hand on his shoulder and smacked his hand down and ran by him. The quarterback had the ball over his shoulder, so I smacked down on it. I didn't even know it came out until I fell down and I saw it and jumped on it."