.Max Olson, ESPN Personnel 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 strongly foreseed junior period with a record-setting night.The preseason All-American and projected first-round draft selection set a brand-new school record with 304 getting gardens and 4 touchdowns on 10 catches in the No. 21 Wildcats' 61-39 sway New Mexico.The 6-foot-5, 210-pound wideout provided the initial 300-yard performance by an university receiver since Ohio Condition's Jaxon Smith-Njigba installed 347 acquiring yards against Utah in the 2022 Flower Dish. Only 5 other FBS recipients have beat 300 backyards over recent decade.In Arizona's 1st activity as a member of the Significant 12, McMillan registered the second-most getting yards in a game busy record. His previous profession high was a 266-yard game versus competing Arizona State last season.Editor's Picks2 RelatedMcMillan scored on plays of 69, 17, 78 and also 40 lawns and virtually possessed a 5th TD reception but was tackled at the 1-yard line. Over half of his receiving lawns (176) came after the catch." T-Mac is undoubtedly unique, male," first-year Arizona train Brent Brennan pointed out. "He's simply something else." McMillan missed out on opportunity this offseason while recuperating coming from a lower leg trauma gone through in spring technique and stated it experienced "amazing" to be back at work." These final four months, I've been actually grinding and all set to return on the field," he pointed out. "Managing to simply have fun with my brothers again, it's simply a true blessing. Irrespective of the reports, I am actually just delighted to become back on the area along with my bros." New Mexico stayed on top of the Wildcats throughout the 1st one-half as well as took a 24-17 lead behind time in the second one-fourth. Three plays later on, McMillan burned the Lobos for a 78-yard catch and also run down the subsidiary to tie it up.Arizona's Tetairoa McMillan became the 7th FBS receiver before decade to leading 300 getting backyards in an activity and also racked up on plays of 69, 17, 78 and also 40 backyards. AP Photo/Darryl Webb" Those huge dynamites were actually only astonishing," Brennan pointed out. "He outran the entire secondary on the big one down the sideline. He is actually remarkable. He is actually a spectacular competition, and also he's additionally not completely satisfied. He resembled, 'Our company may play far better.' That's what you anticipate." Arizona produced 627 overall gardens of outburst as well as averaged 11 gardens every play, along with quarterback Noah Fifita tossing for 422 backyards and move managing backs Jacory Croskey-Merritt (New Mexico) as well as Quali Conley (San Jose Condition) integrating for 196 rushing gardens as well as 4 scores.McMillan became one of university football's most prevailing playmakers in 2023 with 90 catches for 1,402 yards (5th most in the FBS) as well as 10 goals as a student on a Wildcats team that succeeded 10 games as well as the Alamo Bowl.After Jedd Fisch and his coaching personnel entrusted to manage at Washington in January, Fifita and also McMillan decided to bypass the transfer gateway and remain at Arizona. The past teammates at Servite Secondary school in Anaheim, The golden state, desired to keep participating in with each other and also aid Brennan build an opponent." Everybody in this property, the brotherhood our team currently possessed, the lifestyle our team had set in listed below, our team only failed to desire to leave this property," McMillan claimed. "The heritage that our team currently had began over below, our team intended to proceed this legacy. At the end of the day, we concerned Tucson to become course changers. Perhaps, Tucson, y' all can discover satisfaction in our play.".