Auburn Morning Rush: Anders Carlson nominated for award, Okoro visits

Start your Thursday morning off with the latest Auburn Morning Rush.

Auburn football is entering a critical weekend but got some good news ahead of the annual Big Cat recruiting weekend.

Wilky Denaud, a four-star defensive lineman, committed to Auburn on Wednesday. He is the Tigers fifth commitment and could be the first of several commits over the next week.

That wasn’t the only exciting thing to happen around Auburn yesterday though, [autotag]Anders Carlson[/autotag] was nominated for an award, [autotag]Isaac Okoro[/autotag] returned home, and the equipment staff teased the shoes the football team will be wearing this season.

Catch up on all those stories and more in the Thursday edition of the Auburn Morning Rush.