In the spring of 2021, shortly after arriving at Central Florida, then-running backs coach Tim Harris Jr. took a seat with a complete unknown in his new running backs room.
RJ Harvey was a converted three-star QB out of Orlando who nearly ran himself all the way out of the game because of a stubborn determination to play quarterback for a college football program. He transferred out of Virginia, walked on at UCF in a last-ditch attempt to learn the running back position, and earned a total of three carries as a freshman in 2020. He was teetering.