.Max Olson, ESPN Staff WriterSep 1, 2024, 03:19 AM ETCloseCovers the Significant 12Joined ESPN in 2012Graduate of the Educational institution of NebraskaArizona wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan started his strongly prepared for junior time along with a record-setting night.The preseason All-American as well as projected first-round draught pick put a brand new school report along with 304 acquiring gardens as well as 4 touchdowns on 10 catches in the No. 21 Wildcats' 61-39 draw New Mexico.The 6-foot-5, 210-pound wideout provided the 1st 300-yard efficiency through an university recipient given that Ohio State's Jaxon Smith-Njigba set up 347 acquiring lawns versus Utah in the 2022 Flower Dish. Just five other FBS receivers have surpassed 300 yards over recent decade.In Arizona's initial video game as a member of the Big 12, McMillan enrolled the second-most acquiring gardens in a game in conference record. His previous career high was actually a 266-yard video game versus rival Arizona Condition final season.Editor's Picks2 RelatedMcMillan slashed on plays of 69, 17, 78 as well as 40 backyards and also virtually possessed a 5th TD reception yet was dealt with at the 1-yard line. More than half of his acquiring yards (176) came after the catch." T-Mac is clearly special, guy," first-year Arizona coach Brent Brennan mentioned. "He is actually merely something else." McMillan overlooked time this offseason while bouncing back from a reduced leg injury experienced in spring season method as well as said it felt "incredible" to be back in action." These last 4 months, I have actually been actually grinding as well as ready to come back on the field," he said. "Managing to simply have fun with my siblings once again, it's merely a true great thing. Regardless of the reports, I'm only happy to be back on the area with my brothers." New Mexico stayed up to date with the Wildcats throughout the first fifty percent as well as took a 24-17 top late in the second quarter. 3 plays eventually, McMillan shed the Lobos for a 78-yard catch and also diminish the side project to tie it up.Arizona's Tetairoa McMillan ended up being the seventh FBS recipient previously many years to top 300 obtaining backyards in an activity and additionally racked up on plays of 69, 17, 78 and also 40 yards. AP Photo/Darryl Webb" Those large explosives were only astonishing," Brennan said. "He eludes the whole second on the large one down the sideline. He is actually awesome. He's a spectacular rival, as well as he's likewise certainly not pleased. He resembled, 'We may play far better.' That's what you expect." Arizona created 627 overall gardens of outburst as well as averaged 11 backyards per play, with quarterback Noah Fifita tossing for 422 backyards and also move running spines Jacory Croskey-Merritt (New Mexico) and Quali Conley (San Jose State) mixing for 196 hurrying gardens and 4 scores.McMillan became among university soccer's most prominent playmakers in 2023 along with 90 catches for 1,402 backyards (fifth most in the FBS) and also 10 goals as a student on a Wildcats group that gained 10 video games as well as the Alamo Bowl.After Jedd Fisch and his coaching team left to manage at Washington in January, Fifita as well as McMillan decided to bypass the move site and also stay at Arizona. The past allies at Servite High School in Anaheim, California, would like to maintain playing together and also assist Brennan create an opponent." Everybody within this building, the brotherhood our company actually possessed, the society we had set in below, our experts simply didn't desire to leave this property," McMillan claimed. "The tradition that our experts currently had actually continued here, our company desired to continue this legacy. By the end of the day, our team involved Tucson to be plan changers. Hopefully, Tucson, y' all can easily find pride in our play.".