.Max Olson, ESPN Staff WriterSep 1, 2024, 03:19 AM ETCloseCovers the Big 12Joined ESPN in 2012Graduate of the Educational institution of NebraskaArizona pass receiver Tetairoa McMillan began his strongly anticipated junior time with a record-setting night.The preseason All-American as well as projected first-round draught selection placed a brand new school document along with 304 getting backyards and also four goals on 10 catches in the No. 21 Wildcats' 61-39 get New Mexico.The 6-foot-5, 210-pound wideout supplied the initial 300-yard functionality through an university receiver since Ohio State's Jaxon Smith-Njigba installed 347 acquiring lawns versus Utah in the 2022 Rose Dish. Merely 5 various other FBS recipients have actually outdoed 300 backyards over the past decade.In Arizona's 1st game as a participant of the Major 12, McMillan registered the second-most obtaining yards in a video game in conference past. His previous career high was actually a 266-yard activity versus rivalrous Arizona Condition last season.Editor's Picks2 RelatedMcMillan scored on plays of 69, 17, 78 and 40 lawns and also virtually had a 5th TD receiving however was dealt with at the 1-yard line. Majority of his acquiring yards (176) happened after the catch." T-Mac is certainly unique, guy," first-year Arizona train Brent Brennan stated. "He is actually just something else." McMillan missed opportunity this offseason while recovering from a reduced leg accident gone through in spring season method and said it felt "impressive" to be back at work." These final 4 months, I've been actually grinding and also prepared to return on the industry," he claimed. "Having the capacity to simply have fun with my bros again, it is actually simply a real benefit. Regardless of the documents, I am actually merely pleased to become back on the area with my brothers." New Mexico kept up with the Wildcats throughout the very first one-half as well as took a 24-17 top behind time in the 2nd fourth. 3 plays eventually, McMillan melted the Lobos for a 78-yard catch and also run down the subsidiary to tie it up.Arizona's Tetairoa McMillan ended up being the seventh FBS recipient over the last many years to leading 300 receiving backyards in an activity and likewise racked up on plays of 69, 17, 78 as well as 40 backyards. AP Photo/Darryl Webb" Those big nitroglycerins were actually merely fabulous," Brennan pointed out. "He outran the whole secondary on the huge one down the sideline. He's awesome. He is actually an incredible rival, as well as he is actually additionally not satisfied. He was like, 'Our company can play much better.' That's what you wish for." Arizona created 627 complete yards of outburst and balanced 11 gardens every play, along with quarterback Noah Fifita throwing for 422 yards and also transfer managing spines Jacory Croskey-Merritt (New Mexico) as well as Quali Conley (San Jose State) incorporating for 196 rushing yards and four scores.McMillan emerged as one of university soccer's very most dominant playmakers in 2023 along with 90 catches for 1,402 backyards (fifth most in the FBS) and 10 goals as a student on a Wildcats group that succeeded 10 games and also the Alamo Bowl.After Jedd Fisch and his coaching workers left to manage at Washington in January, Fifita and McMillan chose to bypass the transfer portal and stay at Arizona. The former colleagues at Servite Secondary school in Anaheim, California, wanted to keep playing all together and assist Brennan build a competitor." Everyone in this particular property, the league our team presently had, the lifestyle our experts had actually set in listed below, our company just really did not want to leave this structure," McMillan pointed out. "The legacy that our team presently had began over listed here, our team would like to proceed this legacy. In the end of the time, our company came to Tucson to be course changers. Perhaps, Tucson, y' all may discover satisfaction in our play.".