Mark Ingram is encouraging Alabama fans not to panic.

Everything is fine. That’s the message had Wednesday in the lead up to Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans.

“We are OK,” Ingram told Yahoo Sports. “We are just fine. Just let (Alabama coach Kalen) DeBoer cook. We got the players. We got everything we need. We just got to make it happen. We are fine.”

The former Alabama running back admitted how Alabama finished the season “wasn’t great.” The Tide (9-4) fell short of 10 wins for the first time since 2007.

“He’s been a winner,” the 2009 Heisman Trophy winner said. “He was just in the national championship two years ago. Give him time to cook. Get his players in there. Get his system in there. Get his belief going among the players. We’re fine. We’re fine.”

Michigan’s defense sacked Jalen Milroe five times and forced three turnovers by the Alabama quarterback to lead the Wolverines to a 19-13 victory over the 11th-ranked Crimson Tide (9-4, No. 11 CFP) in the ReliaQuest Bowl.

The loss ended Alabama’s string of 16 consecutive seasons with double-digit wins. DeBoer inherited the streak from seven-time national championship-winning coach Nick Saban, who retired after last season.

Mark Heim is a reporter for The Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Mark_Heim. He can be heard on “The Opening Kickoff” on WNSP-FM 105.5 FM in Mobile or on the free Sound of Mobile App from 6 to 9 a.m. daily.