.Max Olson, ESPN Workers WriterSep 1, 2024, 03:19 AM ETCloseCovers the Significant 12Joined ESPN in 2012Graduate of the University of NebraskaArizona pass receiver Tetairoa McMillan began his strongly expected junior period along with a record-setting night.The preseason All-American and predicted first-round draft selection established a brand-new college file with 304 obtaining backyards and also 4 goals on 10 catches in the No. 21 Wildcats' 61-39 get New Mexico.The 6-foot-5, 210-pound wideout supplied the very first 300-yard performance by a college recipient given that Ohio Condition's Jaxon Smith-Njigba set up 347 receiving gardens against Utah in the 2022 Rose Dish. Simply five other FBS recipients have actually exceeded 300 gardens over the past decade.In Arizona's first video game as a member of the Major 12, McMillan registered the second-most getting yards in a video game busy background. His previous occupation high was a 266-yard activity against competing Arizona Condition last season.Editor's Picks2 RelatedMcMillan slashed on plays of 69, 17, 78 and 40 gardens as well as almost had a fifth TD receiving yet was actually tackled at the 1-yard line. More than half of his acquiring backyards (176) came after the catch." T-Mac is actually obviously exclusive, guy," first-year Arizona trainer Brent Brennan said. "He's only something else." McMillan overlooked time this offseason while recuperating from a lower leg personal injury suffered in springtime strategy as well as claimed it felt "outstanding" to become back at work." These final four months, I have actually been grinding as well as all set to come back on the industry," he stated. "Being able to just play with my bros once again, it's only a real benefit. Regardless of the reports, I'm merely pleased to be back on the area with my brothers." New Mexico maintained the Wildcats throughout the first one-half and also took a 24-17 top late in the 2nd quarter. Three plays eventually, McMillan got rid of the Lobos for a 78-yard catch and run down the subsidiary to match it up.Arizona's Tetairoa McMillan came to be the 7th FBS recipient previously decade to best 300 getting lawns in an activity as well as also counted on plays of 69, 17, 78 and 40 gardens. AP Photo/Darryl Webb" Those large explosives were simply extraordinary," Brennan mentioned. "He eludes the whole secondary on the big one down the subsidiary. He is actually awesome. He is actually an outstanding rival, as well as he is actually additionally certainly not contented. He was like, 'Our team may participate in better.' That's what you expect." Arizona generated 627 overall backyards of offense as well as balanced 11 yards per play, along with quarterback Noah Fifita throwing for 422 lawns as well as move running backs Jacory Croskey-Merritt (New Mexico) as well as Quali Conley (San Jose State) incorporating for 196 rushing lawns and four scores.McMillan emerged as some of college volleyball's very most dominant playmakers in 2023 along with 90 catches for 1,402 lawns (fifth most in the FBS) and also 10 touchdowns as a student on a Wildcats group that won 10 activities and also the Alamo Bowl.After Jedd Fisch and also his mentoring staff delegated to consume at Washington in January, Fifita and also McMillan decided to bypass the move website and also stay at Arizona. The past teammates at Servite Secondary school in Anaheim, The golden state, would like to always keep participating in with each other as well as assist Brennan build a challenger." Everybody in this particular property, the league our experts already had, the society we had set in listed below, our team only didn't wish to leave this property," McMillan stated. "The tradition that our team presently had began over listed here, our experts desired to continue this tradition. At the end of the day, we came to Tucson to be system changers. Perhaps, Tucson, y' all may discover honor in our play.".