After MSU beat Penn State on Nov. 28, many fans waited patiently in anticipation of their chance to order tickets to the Big Ten championship game, which were set to go on sale that night at 9 p.m. Many students were outraged, however, when tickets went on sale early and were sold out by 9 p.m.

Sunday, an email from the Spartan Ticket Office was sent to students who purchased tickets announcing students would not be allowed to resell or transfer their tickets to anyone else. No reason was given, upsetting fans who might have hoped to resell their ticket for more money or transfer it to a friend.

Executive Associate Athletic Director for External Operations of MSU Athletics Paul Schager said reselling of tickets and transfers is prohibited because the student tickets are sold at a discounted price.

Journalism freshman Alexis Downie said she thinks not being able to sell or transfer championship game tickets is a negative thing.

“I know a lot of people want them and they haven’t been able to get them,” Downie said. “I know once you buy it, you can’t do anything with it. And what if you can’t get a ride there?”

Mechanical engineering sophomore Zohaq Syed said he feels transferring a championship game ticket could be a good alternative.

“I don’t know their reason, it sucks, but if you could that would be great,” Syed said. “Especially if one friend wants to join and you want to get a ticket, transferring would be a good option.”

However, for people who were unable to get tickets Saturday night, tickets students are returning to the Spartan Ticket Office are being sold to students on a waiting list.

“We had 2,500 tickets for student allotment and we have exceeded that number to accommodate an additional 282 people,” Schager said. “The waiting list is determined by the order (students) contacted the ticket office.”

He said the total of student allotment is 2,782 students.

Schager said if someone cancels, the next person on the list is taken care of.