Pushing out the president was just part of a bigger push of taking control from booster Raymond Harbert who was a big supporter of Malzahn. If Malzahn loses his usual number of games (4-5) with 2 of those coming to uga and bama, he's gone. Make no mistake about it, axing the president shows that Jimmy Rane is exerting influence again. Rane was heavily involved in getting rid of Tuberville.
Honestly, it's just a matter of time. The same way it was with Tubs. Even if Malzahn wins enough games this year, the minute he has a mediocre season he's gone. The only way he's going to save his job is if he goes on a Saban/Dabo like stretch where his accomplishments simply won't let anyone fire him, and we all know that's not going to happen.