Prior to his tenure at Clemson, Conn held a head coaching position at Grayson High School in Loganville, Georgia and two assistant coaching positions at South Gwinnett High School in Snellville, Georgia and at the University of Alabama.

Conn walked on to play defensive back for Gene Stallings at Alabama from 1990 to 1994 eventually getting a scholarship.

For the next 16 years Conn was the head coach at Grayson High School[1] where he compiled a 137 and 48 record.

[2][3] Conn joined Clemson's coaching staff under his former teammate Dabo Swinney in 2016 as a defensive assistant.

[7] Conn is the uncle of former Appalachian State Mountaineers quarterback and rookie for the BC Lions of the CFL Chase Brice.