CLEMSON — The Clemson Insider has confirmed that one Clemson staffer is leaving the program for a new job.

Senior offensive assistant coach John Grass is expected to be named the new head coach at Samford, TCI was told.

Grass is also an assistant quarterbacks coach under head coach Dabo Swinney.

According to what TCI was told, Grass possibly could take some staff members with him. One of those staffers could possibly be safeties coach Mickey Conn who we do not expect to return to Clemson.

As we reported earlier this week, some Clemson assistants were possibly going to leave on their own merit for new jobs and new opportunities. This seems to be one of those opportunities for Conn where he can be his own defensive coordinator.

Grass came to Clemson following a nine-year head coaching stint at his alma mater, Jacksonville State, the final eight seasons of which he served as the Gamecocks’ head coach.

When he left Jacksonville State, Swinney offered Grass a position as an offensive analyst, and he’s been with the Clemson program ever since.

Grass just finished his fourth season at Clemson in 2025.