 Bond began his career as a graduate assistant at his alma mater, Arkansas in 1985 under head coach Ken Hatfield.Bond then moved on to serve as the running backs coach and recruiting coordinator at Southwest Missouri State from 1986 to 1990.Then moved on to become the quarterbacks coach for UTEP from 1991 to 1993, and the quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator at Delta State University from 1994 to 1995,

In 1996 Bond became the wide receivers coach at Illinois State and was named the team's offensive coordinator in 1997 a position that he held until 1999.