re: Does Malzahn get fired during or after the season?

If he gets fired I assume it won't be until after the season.

Pretty much the only times when a coach is fired during the season is if the team starts 0-8 or if a coach was on a super flaming seat when the season began. (Ala Al Golden and Mike London last year, Muschamp in 2014 and Ron Zook in 2004.) Malzahn is on a hot seat right now but not quite like those coaches were.

All 4 of those coaches were practically fired by their respective fanbases before their last season began. The same can't be said of Malzahn.