.Max Olson, ESPN Staff WriterSep 1, 2024, 03:19 AM ETCloseCovers the Major 12Joined ESPN in 2012Graduate of the University of NebraskaArizona pass receiver Tetairoa McMillan kicked off his very prepared for junior time with a record-setting night.The preseason All-American and forecasted first-round draught choice set a brand new school report with 304 getting yards and four goals on 10 catches in the No. 21 Wildcats' 61-39 get New Mexico.The 6-foot-5, 210-pound wideout supplied the initial 300-yard performance by a college receiver since Ohio State's Jaxon Smith-Njigba set up 347 getting yards against Utah in the 2022 Flower Bowl. Just five other FBS recipients have actually exceeded 300 lawns over recent decade.In Arizona's initial video game as a member of the Big 12, McMillan registered the second-most acquiring lawns in an activity busy record. His previous job high was a 266-yard game against rival Arizona State last season.Editor's Picks2 RelatedMcMillan scored on plays of 69, 17, 78 and also 40 yards and virtually possessed a fifth TD receiving but was actually addressed at the 1-yard line. Over half of his receiving lawns (176) came after the catch." T-Mac is obviously exclusive, guy," first-year Arizona instructor Brent Brennan pointed out. "He is actually only something else." McMillan missed out on time this offseason while recuperating from a reduced leg trauma suffered in spring practice and stated it thought "amazing" to be back at work." These final 4 months, I have actually been actually grinding and prepared to get back on the field," he mentioned. "Having the ability to only play with my bros again, it's only a true benefit. Despite the documents, I'm only satisfied to be back on the area with my brothers." New Mexico kept up with the Wildcats throughout the initial one-half as well as took a 24-17 top late in the 2nd fourth. Three plays eventually, McMillan got rid of the Lobos for a 78-yard catch as well as diminish the side project to match it up.Arizona's Tetairoa McMillan ended up being the seventh FBS receiver in the past many years to leading 300 obtaining yards in a game and likewise counted on plays of 69, 17, 78 as well as 40 backyards. AP Photo/Darryl Webb" Those large dynamites were actually merely fabulous," Brennan pointed out. "He eludes the entire second on the major one down the subsidiary. He is actually remarkable. He's a fantastic competition, and also he's likewise certainly not pleased. He resembled, 'Our experts can participate in much better.' That's what you expect." Arizona produced 627 overall gardens of outburst as well as averaged 11 backyards every play, along with quarterback Noah Fifita throwing for 422 backyards as well as transmit running backs Jacory Croskey-Merritt (New Mexico) as well as Quali Conley (San Jose State) incorporating for 196 hurrying gardens and also four scores.McMillan became one of university volleyball's most dominant playmakers in 2023 along with 90 catches for 1,402 backyards (fifth most in the FBS) and 10 touchdowns as a sophomore on a Wildcats crew that gained 10 activities as well as the Alamo Bowl.After Jedd Fisch and his training personnel entrusted to manage at Washington in January, Fifita and McMillan chose to bypass the transmission website as well as remain at Arizona. The former colleagues at Servite Senior high school in Anaheim, California, wanted to always keep playing with each other and assist Brennan design a competitor." Everyone in this particular structure, the league we already possessed, the culture our team had embeded in right here, our company just didn't want to leave this structure," McMillan mentioned. "The legacy that our experts already had actually continued below, our team intended to proceed this legacy. At the end of the time, our team related to Tucson to be plan changers. With any luck, Tucson, y' all can locate pride in our play.".