He played college football as a wide receiver for the Lock Haven Bald Eagles and Cortland Red Dragons.

[3] In 1996, he spent time as an assistant coach for the Arena Football League's Albany Firebirds in the spring before moving to Hamilton College that same year in the fall.

[4] After that, he was hired by Jeff Reinebold in 1997 to serve as the special teams coordinator for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League.

[3] While he was on a two-year contract and incoming head coach Kent Austin expressed interest in retaining him (the pair worked together in Ottawa), Condell left the Roughriders after one year.

[6][7] Condell went back to US college football in 2007 and joined the Southeastern Louisiana Lions as their offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.

Condell returned to the CFL with Austin and was announced as the offensive coordinator and receivers coach for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on December 20, 2012.

[15] That year, the Tiger-Cats finished with a franchise-best 15–3 record and played in the 107th Grey Cup, but lost to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.