.Maximum Olson, ESPN Workers 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 extremely anticipated junior season along with a record-setting night.The preseason All-American and also forecasted first-round draught choice established a brand new university report with 304 obtaining yards as well as four goals on 10 catches in the No. 21 Wildcats' 61-39 draw New Mexico.The 6-foot-5, 210-pound wideout delivered the first 300-yard efficiency through an university receiver given that Ohio State's Jaxon Smith-Njigba set up 347 receiving yards against Utah in the 2022 Flower Dish. Only 5 various other FBS recipients have actually beat 300 yards over the past decade.In Arizona's first game as a participant of the Huge 12, McMillan enrolled the second-most getting backyards in a game in conference record. His previous career high was actually a 266-yard video game versus competing Arizona State last season.Editor's Picks2 RelatedMcMillan scored on plays of 69, 17, 78 and also 40 gardens and nearly possessed a fifth TD receiving however was actually dealt with at the 1-yard line. More than half of his getting lawns (176) happened after the catch." T-Mac is definitely exclusive, male," first-year Arizona train Brent Brennan said. "He's just something else." McMillan missed opportunity this offseason while recuperating coming from a lesser leg injury gone through in spring strategy and said it thought "amazing" to become back at work." These last 4 months, I've been actually grinding as well as all set to come back on the area," he pointed out. "Being able to just play with my bros once again, it's only an accurate great thing. Regardless of the reports, I'm just happy to become back on the field with my bros." New Mexico maintained the Wildcats throughout the 1st one-half and took a 24-17 lead behind time in the 2nd fourth. 3 plays later on, McMillan got rid of the Lobos for a 78-yard catch as well as run down the sideline to match it up.Arizona's Tetairoa McMillan ended up being the 7th FBS receiver before many years to top 300 obtaining yards in an activity as well as likewise counted on plays of 69, 17, 78 and 40 backyards. AP Photo/Darryl Webb" Those significant explosives were actually only astonishing," Brennan claimed. "He outran the entire additional on the major one down the sideline. He is actually excellent. He's an excellent competition, and also he is actually likewise not contented. He was like, 'We can play much better.' That's what you hope for." Arizona created 627 complete yards of offense and also averaged 11 lawns every play, with quarterback Noah Fifita throwing for 422 lawns and transfer operating backs Jacory Croskey-Merritt (New Mexico) and also Quali Conley (San Jose State) integrating for 196 rushing yards and four scores.McMillan became among university football's very most prevailing playmakers in 2023 with 90 catches for 1,402 backyards (fifth most in the FBS) and also 10 touchdowns as a student on a Wildcats staff that won 10 video games and the Alamo Bowl.After Jedd Fisch and his coaching personnel delegated manage at Washington in January, Fifita and McMillan opted to bypass the move site and also stay at Arizona. The past colleagues at Servite Secondary school in Anaheim, California, would like to keep participating in together and assist Brennan build a competitor." Everybody in this structure, the league we actually possessed, the lifestyle we had embeded in listed below, our experts merely really did not want to leave this building," McMillan claimed. "The heritage that our company presently had actually continued right here, our team intended to continue this legacy. By the end of the time, we concerned Tucson to become system changers. Perhaps, Tucson, y' all may discover pride in our play.".