There are assigned seats but my son said no one pays attention to that; rather most kids just sit with their friends. I am not sure how it might work for big games like Michigan State and Ohio State. But I imagine you can sit with your friends as long as you are in the same general section (where freshman are likely to be). There is a very complicated system for figuring out priority and I believe it changed again this year but you should be able to find out on the website. I believe if you do know someone you can arrange to get tickets together, but if not I would not worry about it. Unless you know someone by June 19 you just have to buy them on your own, but it won’t be a problem. That is what my S did last year and he was fine. Do NOT plan on just selling the tickets and rebuying separately (if that is what you meant). I highly recommend that everyone get tickets. It is a big part of Michigan.