.Max Olson, ESPN Personnel WriterSep 1, 2024, 03:19 AM ETCloseCovers the Large 12Joined ESPN in 2012Graduate of the Educational institution of NebraskaArizona wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan started his strongly foreseed junior time along with a record-setting night.The preseason All-American and also projected first-round draught selection set a brand new school record along with 304 receiving gardens as well as four touchdowns on 10 catches in the No. 21 Wildcats' 61-39 draw New Mexico.The 6-foot-5, 210-pound wideout provided the very first 300-yard functionality by an university recipient due to the fact that Ohio Condition's Jaxon Smith-Njigba put up 347 acquiring backyards versus Utah in the 2022 Flower Bowl. Merely 5 other FBS receivers have actually outdoed 300 backyards over the past decade.In Arizona's initial activity as a member of the Huge 12, McMillan signed up the second-most receiving backyards in a game busy past history. His previous job high was actually a 266-yard video game against rivalrous Arizona State final season.Editor's Picks2 RelatedMcMillan slashed on plays of 69, 17, 78 and also 40 lawns and virtually had a 5th TD reception however was dealt with at the 1-yard line. Over half of his acquiring gardens (176) came after the catch." T-Mac is actually obviously unique, male," first-year Arizona coach Brent Brennan claimed. "He's merely another thing." McMillan overlooked opportunity this offseason while recouping coming from a reduced leg trauma experienced in spring season technique as well as said it believed "amazing" to become back at work." These last four months, I have actually been actually grinding and ready to get back on the area," he mentioned. "Having the ability to merely play with my siblings once again, it is actually only a true benefit. Despite the files, I'm simply pleased to be back on the industry along with my brothers." New Mexico stayed on par with the Wildcats throughout the first fifty percent and took a 24-17 top behind time in the second quarter. Three plays later, McMillan burned the Lobos for a 78-yard catch and also run down the subsidiary to tie it up.Arizona's Tetairoa McMillan came to be the seventh FBS recipient in the past years to best 300 getting lawns in an activity as well as likewise counted on plays of 69, 17, 78 and 40 gardens. AP Photo/Darryl Webb" Those large explosives were actually just awesome," Brennan stated. "He eludes the entire second on the major one down the side project. He's incredible. He's an amazing competition, and also he is actually also not pleased. He was like, 'Our team can easily play far better.' That's what you anticipate." Arizona generated 627 overall lawns of outburst and balanced 11 yards every play, along with quarterback Noah Fifita throwing for 422 backyards and transmit operating spines Jacory Croskey-Merritt (New Mexico) and Quali Conley (San Jose State) mixing for 196 rushing lawns and 4 scores.McMillan became among college football's very most prominent playmakers in 2023 with 90 catches for 1,402 lawns (5th very most in the FBS) as well as 10 touchdowns as a student on a Wildcats group that won 10 activities as well as the Alamo Bowl.After Jedd Fisch and also his mentoring staff delegated take over at Washington in January, Fifita and also McMillan opted to bypass the transfer website and remain at Arizona. The past colleagues at Servite Senior high school in Anaheim, California, intended to maintain playing with each other and assist Brennan construct a competitor." Everybody in this property, the league our team currently possessed, the culture our experts had actually embeded in here, our team merely didn't wish to leave this structure," McMillan mentioned. "The heritage that our company presently had continued right here, our team wanted to continue this heritage. In the end of the day, we involved Tucson to be course changers. With any luck, Tucson, y' all may locate pride in our play.".