.Max Olson, ESPN Team WriterSep 1, 2024, 03:19 AM ETCloseCovers the Significant 12Joined ESPN in 2012Graduate of the College of NebraskaArizona pass receiver Tetairoa McMillan kicked off his highly anticipated junior time along with a record-setting night.The preseason All-American and projected first-round draught pick put a new institution file with 304 getting backyards as well as 4 goals on 10 catches in the No. 21 Wildcats' 61-39 sway New Mexico.The 6-foot-5, 210-pound wideout delivered the 1st 300-yard functionality by an university receiver given that Ohio Condition's Jaxon Smith-Njigba installed 347 receiving yards against Utah in the 2022 Rose Bowl. Only five other FBS recipients have actually topped 300 yards over the past decade.In Arizona's very first video game as a member of the Major 12, McMillan registered the second-most acquiring backyards in a game busy history. His previous occupation high was actually a 266-yard game against rival Arizona Condition final season.Editor's Picks2 RelatedMcMillan slashed on plays of 69, 17, 78 and 40 yards and also virtually had a fifth TD receiving however was actually tackled at the 1-yard line. Majority of his getting gardens (176) came after the catch." T-Mac is actually clearly special, male," first-year Arizona train Brent Brennan mentioned. "He is actually merely another thing." McMillan missed opportunity this offseason while recouping coming from a lesser leg personal injury endured in spring season technique and also stated it experienced "fantastic" to be back in action." These last four months, I have actually been actually grinding and also ready to get back on the field," he said. "Being able to only play with my bros once more, it is actually merely a correct good thing. Regardless of the documents, I am actually simply delighted to become back on the area along with my brothers." New Mexico kept up with the Wildcats throughout the first half as well as took a 24-17 top late in the second fourth. Three plays later on, McMillan burned the Lobos for a 78-yard catch and run down the side project to tie it up.Arizona's Tetairoa McMillan became the seventh FBS recipient previously years to leading 300 obtaining gardens in a video game and also racked up on plays of 69, 17, 78 as well as 40 backyards. AP Photo/Darryl Webb" Those large nitroglycerins were actually only fabulous," Brennan mentioned. "He beats the entire additional on the significant one down the subsidiary. He's incredible. He's a fantastic competitor, and also he's likewise not delighted. He was like, 'Our experts can easily participate in better.' That's what you hope for." Arizona made 627 overall yards of offense and also balanced 11 backyards per play, along with quarterback Noah Fifita tossing for 422 yards and transmit running backs Jacory Croskey-Merritt (New Mexico) as well as Quali Conley (San Jose Condition) mixing for 196 hurrying yards and 4 scores.McMillan became one of university volleyball's most prominent playmakers in 2023 with 90 catches for 1,402 gardens (fifth very most in the FBS) and 10 touchdowns as a student on a Wildcats crew that won 10 games and the Alamo Bowl.After Jedd Fisch and his coaching team delegated to take over at Washington in January, Fifita as well as McMillan decided to bypass the transmission website and remain at Arizona. The previous colleagues at Servite Senior high school in Anaheim, California, would like to always keep playing all together and aid Brennan build an opponent." Everyone within this structure, the brotherhood our company currently had, the culture our company had set in right here, our team just failed to intend to leave this structure," McMillan mentioned. "The legacy that our team already had restarted right here, our experts desired to continue this tradition. By the end of the day, our experts concerned Tucson to become program changers. Ideally, Tucson, y' all can discover pride in our play.".