Apparently I was the only one who understood Penn State's seating system. Essentially, your student section seats are assigned as you walk in. So, if you walk in with a group, you're seated with that group. I wake up around 10 AM and immediately text my friend, "When do you wanna head over?" He replies, "Already walking into the stadium." So, yeah, it turned out all my friends left without letting me know and sat together. I responded to this by increasing my pregame. When I arrived, I was seated at the end of a row that really had too many people already, and essentially watched the game standing in the aisle.
I can safely say it'll be all uphill from here.