NEW ORLEANS – Louisiana Tech quarterback Trey Kukuk has been named as one of the Manning Award Stars of the Week, announced by the Manning Award on Monday, sponsored by the Allstate Sugar Bowl.
 
Kukuk is one of eight FBS quarterbacks recognized as Manning Star of the Week.
 
College football fans can follow the Manning Award on social media (@ManningAward) to vote for what they think was the best performance from this past weekend. When voting closes on Wednesday at 9 a.m. (Central), the top vote-getter will be announced as the Manning Award Quarterback of the Week.
 
Making his fourth start of the season, the junior signal-caller ran for 172 yards, the most ever by a LA Tech quarterback in a single game, marking his second 100-yard rushing performance of the season, while finding the end zone three times on the ground in the Bulldogs' 42-30 road win over Missouri State on Saturday.
 
Kukuk accounted for 259 total yards after completing 8 of 13 passes for 87 yards.
 
He sealed the win with a 58-yard touchdown run with 3:44 remaining in the fourth quarter.
 
The California native has seen action in 10 games, completing 57 of 86 passes for 526 yards and two scores, while adding 488 yards and five scores on the ground.
 
Voting will be live at 11 a.m. Central. Fans can vote here.
 
The Manning Award was created by the Allstate Sugar Bowl in 2004 to honor the college football accomplishments of Archie, Peyton and Eli Manning. It is the only quarterback award that includes the candidates' bowl performances in its balloting. Since the Manning Award started recognizing Stars of the Week in 2011, 609 different quarterbacks from 138 schools have been recognized. Sixty-nine players have been honored so far in 2025.
 
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