.Max Olson, ESPN Team WriterSep 1, 2024, 03:19 AM ETCloseCovers the Significant 12Joined ESPN in 2012Graduate of the Educational institution of NebraskaArizona pass receiver Tetairoa McMillan started his highly anticipated junior period with a record-setting night.The preseason All-American and also projected first-round draught pick put a brand-new institution report along with 304 obtaining yards and also 4 goals on 10 catches in the No. 21 Wildcats' 61-39 sway New Mexico.The 6-foot-5, 210-pound wideout delivered the first 300-yard performance by a college recipient considering that Ohio State's Jaxon Smith-Njigba installed 347 receiving yards versus Utah in the 2022 Rose Dish. Only five various other FBS receivers have actually exceeded 300 yards over recent decade.In Arizona's 1st game as a member of the Big 12, McMillan enrolled the second-most obtaining yards in a video game in conference record. His previous profession high was a 266-yard video game against rivalrous Arizona State last season.Editor's Picks2 RelatedMcMillan scored on plays of 69, 17, 78 and 40 gardens and also virtually had a 5th TD receiving yet was handled at the 1-yard line. More than half of his getting lawns (176) came after the catch." T-Mac is actually obviously exclusive, guy," first-year Arizona instructor Brent Brennan pointed out. "He is actually merely another thing." McMillan missed time this offseason while recuperating coming from a reduced leg personal injury endured in spring practice and also claimed it felt "amazing" to become back at work." These final 4 months, I have actually been actually grinding and all set to get back on the industry," he pointed out. "Being able to simply play with my brothers once more, it is actually only a real blessing. Irrespective of the documents, I'm simply pleased to be back on the area with my siblings." New Mexico maintained the Wildcats throughout the very first fifty percent and also took a 24-17 lead behind time in the 2nd fourth. 3 plays eventually, McMillan shed the Lobos for a 78-yard catch and diminish the subsidiary to tie it up.Arizona's Tetairoa McMillan became the 7th FBS recipient before decade to top 300 receiving backyards in an activity as well as also scored on plays of 69, 17, 78 and 40 yards. AP Photo/Darryl Webb" Those big dynamites were merely amazing," Brennan said. "He outran the whole second on the significant one down the side project. He's excellent. He is actually an excellent competition, as well as he is actually likewise certainly not satisfied. He resembled, 'Our company may participate in better.' That's what you expect." Arizona generated 627 overall backyards of offense as well as averaged 11 lawns per play, along with quarterback Noah Fifita tossing for 422 lawns and transfer managing spines Jacory Croskey-Merritt (New Mexico) as well as Quali Conley (San Jose Condition) incorporating for 196 hurrying gardens and four scores.McMillan became one of university football's most prominent playmakers in 2023 with 90 catches for 1,402 lawns (fifth most in the FBS) and also 10 touchdowns as a sophomore on a Wildcats staff that won 10 games and the Alamo Bowl.After Jedd Fisch as well as his coaching workers delegated to consume at Washington in January, Fifita and also McMillan chose to bypass the transfer site and remain at Arizona. The past allies at Servite High School in Anaheim, The golden state, would like to keep playing together and also aid Brennan construct a competitor." Everyone within this building, the league we currently possessed, the lifestyle we had embeded in listed below, our team just didn't would like to leave this building," McMillan said. "The heritage that we already had began over listed below, our company intended to continue this heritage. In the end of the day, we came to Tucson to be system changers. Perhaps, Tucson, y' all can find pleasure in our play.".