No serious AU fans are demanding Trooper take over.
As far as I know, Yeldon is still solid. We aren't going to stop running the ball.
According to Bruce Feldman, Malzahn said he felt he needed to take a HC gig in order to be considered for a bigger job. It is no secret he was passed over for the jobs this year and that his lack of HC experience is a contributing factor. Call it spin if you like, Feldman isn't wearing Auburn boxers under his suit.
The manner that all this happened is the shocking part to me. There were murmurings yesterday afternoon and then BAM, he's gone. The team was at a team function last night when the news broke.