Protected edit request on 2 February 2014 There s a misconception on how the 12th Man is used by Texas A M The 12th Man refers solely to the student body not to any fan attending the game The 12th Man is represented on the field by the non scholarship player chosen to wear the number 12 NO SCHOLARSHIP FOOTBALL PLAYER AT A M IS ALLOWED TO WEAR 12 Former Students and other fans at the game are not considered the 12th Man only current students This restriction does not apply to other sports on campus Many of the 12th Man representatives have gone on to receive scholarships such as Rich Coady Caleb Russell and Travis Labhart 50 132 44 241