.Max Olson, ESPN Personnel WriterSep 1, 2024, 03:19 AM ETCloseCovers the Big 12Joined ESPN in 2012Graduate of the University of NebraskaArizona wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan kicked off his highly foreseed junior time with a record-setting night.The preseason All-American as well as predicted first-round draught selection established a brand-new school file along with 304 acquiring yards and four touchdowns on 10 catches in the No. 21 Wildcats' 61-39 gain New Mexico.The 6-foot-5, 210-pound wideout delivered the very first 300-yard performance by an university recipient since Ohio Condition's Jaxon Smith-Njigba set up 347 acquiring gardens versus Utah in the 2022 Flower Dish. Simply 5 other FBS receivers have outdoed 300 gardens over recent decade.In Arizona's 1st game as a member of the Major 12, McMillan enrolled the second-most obtaining gardens in a game busy record. His previous occupation high was a 266-yard activity versus rivalrous Arizona State final season.Editor's Picks2 RelatedMcMillan slashed on plays of 69, 17, 78 and also 40 yards and virtually had a fifth TD reception yet was actually addressed at the 1-yard line. Over half of his obtaining yards (176) came after the catch." T-Mac is certainly special, guy," first-year Arizona train Brent Brennan mentioned. "He's simply another thing." McMillan missed opportunity this offseason while recovering coming from a lesser leg personal injury endured in springtime technique as well as stated it thought "outstanding" to be back in action." These final 4 months, I've been actually grinding as well as all set to return on the industry," he said. "Being able to only play with my siblings again, it's merely an accurate good thing. Regardless of the reports, I am actually only pleased to be back on the area along with my bros." New Mexico stayed on top of the Wildcats throughout the initial fifty percent as well as took a 24-17 lead behind time in the 2nd fourth. 3 plays eventually, McMillan burned the Lobos for a 78-yard catch as well as diminish the subsidiary to match it up.Arizona's Tetairoa McMillan ended up being the seventh FBS recipient previously decade to leading 300 receiving backyards in a game as well as also racked up on plays of 69, 17, 78 and 40 backyards. AP Photo/Darryl Webb" Those major explosives were actually simply astonishing," Brennan mentioned. "He beats the whole additional on the huge one down the sideline. He's incredible. He's a remarkable rival, and also he's additionally certainly not happy. He felt like, 'Our team may participate in better.' That's what you anticipate." Arizona made 627 total lawns of outburst and averaged 11 backyards every play, along with quarterback Noah Fifita tossing for 422 gardens and also move running spines Jacory Croskey-Merritt (New Mexico) as well as Quali Conley (San Jose State) combining for 196 rushing gardens and also 4 scores.McMillan emerged as some of university football's most prominent playmakers in 2023 along with 90 catches for 1,402 lawns (5th very most in the FBS) and 10 goals as a student on a Wildcats team that succeeded 10 games as well as the Alamo Bowl.After Jedd Fisch and also his training workers entrusted to take over at Washington in January, Fifita as well as McMillan opted to bypass the transfer portal and also stay at Arizona. The past colleagues at Servite Senior high school in Anaheim, California, desired to maintain playing with each other as well as assist Brennan design an opponent." Everybody in this particular property, the league our team actually had, the society our experts had actually set in right here, we only didn't desire to leave this property," McMillan claimed. "The heritage that our company actually had began over listed below, our experts would like to continue this legacy. By the end of the day, our team involved Tucson to become program changers. With any luck, Tucson, y' all can find satisfaction in our play.".