.Max Olson, ESPN Team WriterSep 1, 2024, 03:19 AM ETCloseCovers the Large 12Joined ESPN in 2012Graduate of the University of NebraskaArizona wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan kicked off his strongly foreseed junior time with a record-setting night.The preseason All-American and also forecasted first-round draft pick placed a brand-new university file with 304 getting lawns and also 4 touchdowns on 10 catches in the No. 21 Wildcats' 61-39 draw New Mexico.The 6-foot-5, 210-pound wideout supplied the 1st 300-yard efficiency by a college recipient due to the fact that Ohio State's Jaxon Smith-Njigba installed 347 getting lawns against Utah in the 2022 Rose Bowl. Merely 5 other FBS receivers have actually topped 300 backyards over recent decade.In Arizona's initial game as a member of the Large 12, McMillan signed up the second-most receiving yards in a video game busy background. His previous job high was a 266-yard game against rivalrous Arizona State final season.Editor's Picks2 RelatedMcMillan scored on plays of 69, 17, 78 and also 40 gardens and almost had a 5th TD reception but was dealt with at the 1-yard line. More than half of his getting gardens (176) happened after the catch." T-Mac is actually obviously special, man," first-year Arizona instructor Brent Brennan stated. "He is actually simply another thing." McMillan missed opportunity this offseason while bouncing back coming from a lower leg injury experienced in springtime technique and mentioned it felt "fantastic" to be back at work." These final four months, I've been actually grinding and also prepared to come back on the industry," he said. "Having the capacity to just enjoy with my bros once again, it's just a real blessing. No matter the reports, I am actually only delighted to become back on the industry with my siblings." New Mexico stayed up to date with the Wildcats throughout the 1st one-half as well as took a 24-17 top behind time in the second quarter. 3 plays eventually, McMillan melted the Lobos for a 78-yard catch and run down the side project to tie it up.Arizona's Tetairoa McMillan ended up being the 7th FBS recipient in the past years to best 300 acquiring gardens in a video game as well as additionally scored on plays of 69, 17, 78 as well as 40 backyards. AP Photo/Darryl Webb" Those huge nitroglycerins were actually just awesome," Brennan stated. "He beats the whole secondary on the major one down the subsidiary. He's excellent. He's a fantastic rival, as well as he's likewise not pleased. He resembled, 'We can easily participate in much better.' That's what you expect." Arizona generated 627 total lawns of outburst and averaged 11 lawns per play, along with quarterback Noah Fifita tossing for 422 backyards and transfer operating spines Jacory Croskey-Merritt (New Mexico) as well as Quali Conley (San Jose State) combining for 196 hurrying backyards and 4 scores.McMillan became some of college soccer's most prevailing playmakers in 2023 along with 90 catches for 1,402 backyards (5th most in the FBS) and also 10 goals as a student on a Wildcats crew that gained 10 activities and the Alamo Bowl.After Jedd Fisch and also his coaching team entrusted to manage at Washington in January, Fifita and also McMillan opted to bypass the move website and remain at Arizona. The previous teammates at Servite Senior high school in Anaheim, The golden state, would like to maintain playing together as well as assist Brennan design a contender." Everybody in this building, the brotherhood our company currently had, the lifestyle our company had embeded in listed below, our company merely failed to intend to leave this property," McMillan pointed out. "The legacy that our team actually had actually restarted listed here, we desired to proceed this heritage. By the end of the time, we came to Tucson to become plan changers. Perhaps, Tucson, y' all can easily find pride in our play.".