Now THIS, Is NYU Football Passion

In an alternate universe, NYU Football replaces UConn in the Big East. The result? Headlines on the sports pages and Page Six, rumors about the stud QB dating Taylor Momsen, and the typical college football recruiting scandals and underage drinking fiascoes that plague the big name programs. I don't know who dreamed up this brilliant scenario, but I'm a fan:

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - Taylor Momsen, an original cast-member of the hit series Gossip Girl, and Lucipherre Laubach, star quarterback for the NYU football team, were arrested Thursday night at the Tropicana Casino in Atlantic City and charged with underaged gambling and underaged drinking. Momsen, 19, and Laubach, 20, were seen holding hands, kissing, and ordering cocktails around midnight at a beach bar, before entering the Trop's casino at 1AM.

The couple continued to order drinks while playing blackjack in the High Limit section of the casino with fellow Violets, Alec Baldwin and Momsen's Gossip Girl co-star Kristin Bell. Our spies report that an anonymous gambler at an adjacent table recognized Momsen and Laubach as minors and alerted casino security who then called the Atlantic City Police.

Momsen and Laubach were escorted downtown, booked, and released around 3AM. Underaged gambling and drinking sentences are usually very light, with community service likely for first-time offenders. However, Laubach is likely to receive a harsher punishment from his football coach, and father, David Laubach, who enforces a strict curfew on players during the football season.

Momsen's rep denied that Laubach was more than a friend when reached this morning and refused to comment on the arrest.

The author's even set up a budding rivalry:

New York Post: Any idea who recognized you in the casino?

Lucipherre: Yes, I know exactly who it was.

New York Post: Can you tell us who?

Lucipherre: No, that's not important. I'm just looking forward to beating Rutgers next game.

New York Post: Was it a Rutgers fan?

Lucipherre: You could say that.

Welcome to the big time, NYU.

You can follow the amazingly detailed bizarro world history from the beginning here: NYU Violets: Undefeated Since 1942