"Riding Chizik's success"?
Uhhhhh, the 3 seasons that Chizik didn't have the best player that money could buy (Cam Newton), Chizik posted 2 subpar 8 win seasons, and a miserable 3-9 season in His final year.
Now I'm not sayin' Malzahn's a helluva coach, but He didn't remotely inherit "success".