.Maximum Olson, ESPN Team WriterSep 1, 2024, 03:19 AM ETCloseCovers the Large 12Joined ESPN in 2012Graduate of the University of NebraskaArizona pass receiver Tetairoa McMillan started his extremely anticipated junior season with a record-setting night.The preseason All-American and also predicted first-round draught pick put a brand-new institution record along with 304 getting backyards and also 4 goals on 10 catches in the No. 21 Wildcats' 61-39 draw New Mexico.The 6-foot-5, 210-pound wideout provided the initial 300-yard efficiency by a college recipient because Ohio Condition's Jaxon Smith-Njigba installed 347 getting gardens against Utah in the 2022 Rose Bowl. Just five other FBS receivers have beat 300 gardens over recent decade.In Arizona's first activity as a participant of the Huge 12, McMillan registered the second-most acquiring lawns in an activity busy past history. His previous career high was a 266-yard game versus competing Arizona Condition final season.Editor's Picks2 RelatedMcMillan slashed on plays of 69, 17, 78 and 40 gardens and also almost possessed a fifth TD receiving however was handled at the 1-yard line. More than half of his receiving yards (176) came after the catch." T-Mac is undoubtedly special, man," first-year Arizona trainer Brent Brennan claimed. "He's simply something else." McMillan skipped opportunity this offseason while bouncing back coming from a lesser leg personal injury suffered in spring practice as well as mentioned it felt "fantastic" to become back at work." These last four months, I've been grinding as well as ready to return on the field," he said. "Having the capacity to simply play with my brothers again, it is actually only a real great thing. No matter the files, I am actually merely pleased to be back on the area along with my siblings." New Mexico maintained the Wildcats throughout the initial half and also took a 24-17 top behind time in the second one-fourth. Three plays eventually, McMillan melted the Lobos for a 78-yard catch as well as diminish the sideline to tie it up.Arizona's Tetairoa McMillan ended up being the 7th FBS receiver previously years to best 300 acquiring yards in a game and additionally counted on plays of 69, 17, 78 and also 40 lawns. AP Photo/Darryl Webb" Those large nitroglycerins were actually simply unbelievable," Brennan stated. "He eludes the entire second on the large one down the subsidiary. He is actually excellent. He's a spectacular rival, and also he is actually likewise not happy. He resembled, 'Our company may participate in better.' That's what you wish for." Arizona produced 627 complete yards of outburst and also averaged 11 lawns per play, along with quarterback Noah Fifita tossing for 422 gardens and also move operating backs Jacory Croskey-Merritt (New Mexico) as well as Quali Conley (San Jose Condition) blending for 196 hurrying backyards and four scores.McMillan emerged as among university volleyball's most dominant playmakers in 2023 along with 90 catches for 1,402 backyards (fifth most in the FBS) and also 10 touchdowns as a sophomore on a Wildcats crew that gained 10 video games as well as the Alamo Bowl.After Jedd Fisch and also his coaching workers delegated take control of at Washington in January, Fifita as well as McMillan chose to bypass the transactions site and remain at Arizona. The past allies at Servite Secondary school in Anaheim, California, wished to maintain playing with each other and also assist Brennan construct an opponent." Everybody in this building, the brotherhood our experts presently possessed, the culture our team had actually set in listed here, we only really did not intend to leave this structure," McMillan mentioned. "The heritage that our team actually had actually began over here, our experts wished to proceed this tradition. By the end of the time, our experts pertained to Tucson to become program changers. Ideally, Tucson, y' all can find pride in our play.".