Bowl projections: Utah into CFP bracket as new Big 12 favorite, Alabama moves to No. 2 seed

That was quite a road statement in the SEC by Keelon Russell and the Alabama offense. The Crimson Tide’s 56-23 thumping against previously unbeaten Mississippi State should answer any lingering questions about Alabama’s status as a College Football Playoff title contender this season. Updated bowl and College Football Playoff projections after Week 5 feature a surging Alabama team setting the pace in college football’s most unforgiving conference, alongside Georgia, who will meet the Crimson Tide next week. The SEC holds two of the projected top four seeds, which doesn’t include top-ranked Texas, a reminder that its contenders are jockeying for…