AMES – Brian Seda continues to live out his dream.

And the Iowa State football senior offensive lineman just wants to live in the moment while he plays out his final year as a Cyclone. The former North Tama Redhawk hasn’t played a down in his Cyclone career, but as Iowa State heads into its season opener against Northern Iowa on Saturday night, there is indication that could change this year.

In the depth chart released Monday ahead of the game with the fifth-ranked FCS Panthers, Seda’s name appeared at the backup right guard position. Whether he sees the playing surface of Jack Trice Stadium or not, Seda just wants this year be a high note.

“I’m just looking to help the team win some games,” Seda said. “We want to go to a bowl game, win as much as possible. Have a great last year.

“This is my dream school. I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else. Just want to finish my career here.”

While he isn’t sure if he wants to continue his education beyond his undergrad studies or join the workforce once his football days are over, Seda wants to work in a field relating to sports business. Majoring in marketing and management with a minor in sports and recreation, one avenue Seda has explored is working in the athletic department of a college or the front office of a professional sports team.

If life does take Seda that direction, he will at some point in time have to deal with coaching changes in one capacity or another. After spending his first four years as a Cyclone with the Paul Rhoads regime, Seda and the rest of the Cyclones experienced what it was like to go through a coaching change from a player’s point of view when Rhoads was fired last November, and Matt Campbell was hired to replace him. Seda said experiencing that will help him in the future if he has to deal with a similar situation from a different role.

“It helps learn new characters, how different people like to lead,” Seda said. “It helps learn how to take new leadership and just roll with it. Kind like the same in a business.”

Regardless of finding his way into the Cyclone lineup or not, Campbell said guys like Seda are still key to changing the culture at Iowa State.

“No matter who it is in our program, it’s the ability to come every day with a purpose. To be the best you can be. How you carry your outside of football,” Campbell said. “How you carry yourself in the classroom. How you handle everything. Those are huge, huge, huge things. Those are critical to the success of any football player we have. I want every one of our kids, especially our upperclassmen, to define that for us.”

Campbell has been known for his coaching work with the offensive line. Coaching the O-linemen was part of his responsibilities in all of his coaching stops leading up to Iowa State, including Division III powerhouse Mount Union and then at the Division I level at Bowling Green and Toledo. ISU offensive coordinator Tom Manning also serves as the Cyclone offensive line coach.

Having multiple coaches whose forte is coaching the position Seda plays has helped him becoming a better player on the field, and just maybe what helped him crack the depth chart.

“Different technique, different methods that can help you get off the ball,” Seda said. “Different blocking angles and point of interest you notice in the defense and how they line up.”

Even if he goes his entire career without playing a down for the Cyclones, Seda will walk away regretting nothing.

“It’s meant everything to me. I grew up coming, watching games on the hill. Come watch every year,” Seda said. “Just a dream come true to be a Cyclone.”