.Maximum Olson, ESPN Staff WriterSep 1, 2024, 03:19 AM ETCloseCovers the Major 12Joined ESPN in 2012Graduate of the University of NebraskaArizona wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan started his very anticipated junior season with a record-setting night.The preseason All-American as well as projected first-round draught selection set a brand-new school file with 304 acquiring backyards and also 4 goals on 10 catches in the No. 21 Wildcats' 61-39 get New Mexico.The 6-foot-5, 210-pound wideout provided the very first 300-yard functionality by a college receiver since Ohio Condition's Jaxon Smith-Njigba put up 347 acquiring lawns versus Utah in the 2022 Flower Bowl. Only 5 other FBS receivers have actually exceeded 300 yards over the past decade.In Arizona's 1st video game as a participant of the Big 12, McMillan signed up the second-most receiving gardens in an activity busy history. His previous occupation high was actually a 266-yard video game versus competing Arizona Condition final season.Editor's Picks2 RelatedMcMillan slashed on plays of 69, 17, 78 and also 40 yards and almost had a fifth TD reception however was actually tackled at the 1-yard line. More than half of his obtaining yards (176) came after the catch." T-Mac is actually definitely special, male," first-year Arizona coach Brent Brennan mentioned. "He is actually merely something else." McMillan missed out on opportunity this offseason while bouncing back coming from a reduced leg trauma gone through in springtime method and stated it felt "fantastic" to become back in action." These final four months, I have actually been actually grinding and also prepared to return on the industry," he mentioned. "Having the ability to only play with my siblings once again, it's merely a true benefit. Despite the reports, I'm simply pleased to become back on the industry along with my brothers." New Mexico stayed on top of the Wildcats throughout the first fifty percent and also took a 24-17 top behind time in the 2nd one-fourth. 3 plays eventually, McMillan melted the Lobos for a 78-yard catch as well as diminish the subsidiary to match it up.Arizona's Tetairoa McMillan came to be the seventh FBS receiver in the past decade to best 300 obtaining lawns in a game as well as additionally recorded on plays of 69, 17, 78 as well as 40 yards. AP Photo/Darryl Webb" Those huge dynamites were only fabulous," Brennan mentioned. "He eludes the whole secondary on the major one down the side project. He is actually incredible. He's an amazing competitor, and he is actually additionally certainly not pleased. He was like, 'We can easily play better.' That's what you expect." Arizona generated 627 complete backyards of outburst and also balanced 11 lawns per play, with quarterback Noah Fifita tossing for 422 lawns as well as move managing backs Jacory Croskey-Merritt (New Mexico) as well as Quali Conley (San Jose State) mixing for 196 rushing lawns and 4 scores.McMillan became among college volleyball's very most prevailing playmakers in 2023 with 90 catches for 1,402 lawns (5th most in the FBS) as well as 10 touchdowns as a student on a Wildcats crew that gained 10 games and also the Alamo Bowl.After Jedd Fisch as well as his training workers delegated to consume at Washington in January, Fifita as well as McMillan decided to bypass the move site as well as stay at Arizona. The past colleagues at Servite High School in Anaheim, California, desired to maintain participating in all together and assist Brennan create a competitor." Everyone within this building, the brotherhood our experts currently possessed, the culture our company had actually embeded in right here, our experts just failed to desire to leave this structure," McMillan pointed out. "The tradition that our company presently had actually began over listed below, our company wanted to proceed this heritage. In the end of the day, our team came to Tucson to become plan changers. With any luck, Tucson, y' all can discover pride in our play.".