There is NO WAY they fire Helton until the end of the season. The new University President was just inaugurated in September. The new AD got hired *yesterday*. This is the most public/important hire that either of them will sign off on, and there is no way they are going to rush it / create chaos this late in the season when it won’t have any impact whatsoever… plus the players love Helton so they don’t want them tanking the season out of spite.
But yes, the morning after the UCLA game he’s done.