They were hoping for a quality SEC or B1G offer. They thought BYU (or similar) would be a decent fall back.
There was no serious interest from the P2. BYU had some interest but wasn't offering him anything preferential.
The situation in SLC isn't great. He knows he'll be fighting against the new OC's incumbent starter and his support in the dressing room is lackluster, but KW still loves him and that's the best thing going for him at the moment.