"I don't know what's happening. … But I have met with Kalani and expressed my desire to stay," Tidwell said. "Right now, I'm in a holding pattern."
Tidwell, defensive line coach Steve Kaufusi and receivers coach Guy Holliday are the only position coaches Bronco Mendenhall didn't take with him to Virginia. Holliday joined Utah's staff last week, while sources said Kaufusi will be retained by Sitake, quite likely in the same position.
Tidwell said he and Mendenhall came to a "mutual agreement" that the longtime assistant would not join Mendenhall in Charlottesville like Robert Anae, Garett Tujague, Mark Atuaia, Jason Beck, Nick Howell and Kelly Poppinga did.