.Max Olson, ESPN Staff WriterSep 1, 2024, 03:19 AM ETCloseCovers the Huge 12Joined ESPN in 2012Graduate of the College of NebraskaArizona wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan began his highly anticipated junior season with a record-setting night.The preseason All-American and also forecasted first-round draft pick placed a brand-new institution record with 304 getting backyards and 4 touchdowns on 10 catches in the No. 21 Wildcats' 61-39 win over New Mexico.The 6-foot-5, 210-pound wideout provided the 1st 300-yard performance through a college recipient since Ohio Condition's Jaxon Smith-Njigba put up 347 obtaining yards against Utah in the 2022 Flower Bowl. Only five various other FBS receivers have actually exceeded 300 backyards over recent decade.In Arizona's first game as a member of the Large 12, McMillan signed up the second-most acquiring yards in a video game busy history. His previous job high was a 266-yard video game against rivalrous Arizona State final season.Editor's Picks2 RelatedMcMillan slashed on plays of 69, 17, 78 as well as 40 backyards as well as nearly possessed a fifth TD reception yet was actually tackled at the 1-yard line. Over half of his getting gardens (176) followed the catch." T-Mac is definitely unique, guy," first-year Arizona trainer Brent Brennan stated. "He's just something else." McMillan skipped time this offseason while recouping coming from a reduced leg trauma endured in spring technique and claimed it experienced "fantastic" to become back at work." These last 4 months, I've been grinding and also all set to come back on the field," he pointed out. "Having the ability to merely play with my siblings once more, it's simply a real blessing. Despite the files, I am actually merely satisfied to be back on the field with my bros." New Mexico stayed on top of the Wildcats throughout the initial half as well as took a 24-17 top behind time in the 2nd one-fourth. Three plays later, McMillan shed the Lobos for a 78-yard catch and run down the subsidiary to match it up.Arizona's Tetairoa McMillan ended up being the seventh FBS recipient over the last many years to best 300 receiving gardens in an activity and additionally counted on plays of 69, 17, 78 and also 40 backyards. AP Photo/Darryl Webb" Those significant explosives were simply awesome," Brennan said. "He outran the entire additional on the significant one down the sideline. He's fantastic. He is actually an excellent competition, and also he is actually additionally not happy. He was like, 'Our experts may participate in much better.' That's what you hope for." Arizona generated 627 complete yards of offense and also balanced 11 yards per play, with quarterback Noah Fifita throwing for 422 lawns and also transfer running spines Jacory Croskey-Merritt (New Mexico) as well as Quali Conley (San Jose Condition) incorporating for 196 rushing gardens and 4 scores.McMillan became one of university soccer's most prominent playmakers in 2023 with 90 catches for 1,402 lawns (5th most in the FBS) and 10 goals as a sophomore on a Wildcats group that won 10 games and also the Alamo Bowl.After Jedd Fisch as well as his training workers left to take control of at Washington in January, Fifita and McMillan decided to bypass the transmission gateway and stay at Arizona. The past teammates at Servite Secondary school in Anaheim, California, intended to always keep participating in all together and help Brennan build a competitor." Everyone in this particular building, the brotherhood our experts currently possessed, the lifestyle we had set in right here, we simply didn't wish to leave this structure," McMillan pointed out. "The heritage that our company presently had actually continued right here, we wished to proceed this legacy. By the end of the day, our experts concerned Tucson to become plan changers. With any luck, Tucson, y' all can find honor in our play.".