According to "Scarlet Scuttlebutt" on Gannett Company's mycentraljersey.com, "...Upon receiving his diploma from Rutgers in 1977, Tom Luicci
made one promise to then-University president Edward J. Bloustein. 'You will never see me around this place ever again,' Luicci said when Bloustein asked if he was truly leaving
" The April 11, 2014 edition reported that after 35 years at the Star-Ledger of Newark and the last 13 as beat writer for Rutgers football, Tom Luicci was returning to his alma mater on May 5 to become Senior Director of Digital Media.