Buckle up.

You’d probably hear a lot of that inside Coleman Coliseum with Thursday’s monumental commitment of five-star point guard Collin Sexton to the Crimson Tide.

Sexton announced his decision on ESPNU, choosing Alabama over other finalists that included Kansas, Georgia, Georgia Tech, N.C. State and Oklahoma State.

"I felt like Coach Avery Johnson, he is just a great coach," Sexton told ESPN. "Everybody down there had a very great energy. Communication was great, and they were on me for a long, long time."

Johnson and staff offered the nation’s No. 2 point guard and No 7 player, per the 247Sports Composite, back in the spring when he was just the lowly rank of No. 71 in the country.

Bama made quick work of getting the elite guard on campus, hosting him numerous times in the spring, followed by a return trip to Tuscaloosa in September on his official visit.

The Tide took momentum in the summer and held on despite advances from both Georgia and Kansas. The 247Sports Crystal Ball read 89 percent to Alabama at the time of his announcement.

The commitment is No. 4 in Alabama’s 2017 class, the three others in Alex Reese, Herb Jones and Galin Smith, all signed their National Letters of Intent on Wednesday. Sexton is expected to sign in the early period as well.

Sexton’s verbal gives the Tide the No. 7 class, as all eyes now turn to four-star guard John Petty, who is set to make his commitment later on Thursday evening. Petty is another prospect projected to Alabama, which would give the Tide a top-five class.

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