Texas A&M President Gen. Mark Welsh III Announces Online Ticket Pull Starting In 2025

After many instances of unsafe conditions during the pulls, especially during the pull for the game against the Texas Longhorns, Welsh was forced to implement an online ticket pull, which will take effect in 2025.

General Mark A. Welsh III, President of Texas A&M University, makes his way out after he addressed the Senate Higher Education Subcommittee at the State Capitol on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. / Ricardo B. Brazziell/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

It seems that another Texas A&M tradition is heading off to the past.

After a hectic ticket pull for the game against the Texas Longhorns, which saw many Texas A&M students endure many unsafe conditions due to the lack of rules, and even one student passing out due to the high volume of people, Texas A&M President General Mark Welsh III announced that the school would be moving to an online ticket pull starting in 2025, ending a longstanding tradition of the univeristy's.

Texas A&M currently holds the largest student body in the Southeastern Conference and the only one that still utilizes an in-person ticket pull for home football games. Students would camp out in tents for weeks for big games against notable SEC opponents such as the LSU Tigers and the Alabama Crimson Tide whenever they made their trips to Aggieland.

With this being Texas and all, you can already imagine how hectic ticket pulls are for typical football games. Throw in an intense gridiron rivalry that is revived after 13 years of dormancy, and you have utter chaos in front of the Kyle Field ticket boxes.

Welsh, who holds many personal ties to Texas A&M despite not being an Aggie himself, talked about how much he embraced the school's traditions, but in the end, had to prioritize the health and safety of his students.

"I love our traditions. They are such a magnificent part of what makes this place special. The tradition of the 12th Man has been very well served by the practice of ticket pull over the years. For many, it became a rite of passage," Welsh said.

"However, as we grow and evolve as a university and work hard to preserve our valued traditions, the practices associated with those traditions also need to evolve. We put students at risk in the ticket pull for the Texas game. I will not risk letting that happen again."

In a world that now heavily relies on technology throughout everyday life, it seems like it was only a matter of time before the Texas A&M ticket pull turned digital.

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