.Max Olson, ESPN Workers WriterSep 1, 2024, 03:19 AM ETCloseCovers the Major 12Joined ESPN in 2012Graduate of the Educational institution of NebraskaArizona pass receiver Tetairoa McMillan kicked off his strongly prepared for junior period with a record-setting night.The preseason All-American and also projected first-round draught pick established a brand new college file with 304 obtaining lawns and also 4 touchdowns on 10 catches in the No. 21 Wildcats' 61-39 win over New Mexico.The 6-foot-5, 210-pound wideout supplied the initial 300-yard performance through a college recipient since Ohio State's Jaxon Smith-Njigba set up 347 obtaining lawns against Utah in the 2022 Flower Bowl. Simply five various other FBS recipients have actually bested 300 lawns over the past decade.In Arizona's first game as a member of the Major 12, McMillan signed up the second-most obtaining lawns in a video game busy history. His previous profession high was a 266-yard game against competing Arizona Condition last season.Editor's Picks2 RelatedMcMillan slashed on plays of 69, 17, 78 as well as 40 gardens as well as nearly possessed a fifth TD receiving however was handled at the 1-yard line. Over half of his obtaining yards (176) happened after the catch." T-Mac is actually undoubtedly special, male," first-year Arizona train Brent Brennan mentioned. "He is actually just something else." McMillan skipped opportunity this offseason while recovering coming from a lesser leg accident suffered in springtime technique as well as claimed it thought "amazing" to become back at work." These last 4 months, I have actually been actually grinding and also ready to come back on the industry," he mentioned. "Having the ability to merely have fun with my bros once again, it is actually just a correct blessing. Regardless of the reports, I'm just happy to become back on the area along with my brothers." New Mexico stayed on top of the Wildcats throughout the initial half and took a 24-17 lead behind time in the second fourth. 3 plays later on, McMillan melted the Lobos for a 78-yard catch and also diminish the subsidiary to match it up.Arizona's Tetairoa McMillan became the seventh FBS receiver over the last decade to best 300 obtaining lawns in an activity as well as likewise recorded on plays of 69, 17, 78 and 40 backyards. AP Photo/Darryl Webb" Those huge explosives were merely awesome," Brennan said. "He beats the whole secondary on the big one down the side project. He's fantastic. He's an incredible rival, and also he's additionally not delighted. He felt like, 'We can easily participate in better.' That's what you wish for." Arizona produced 627 complete gardens of offense as well as balanced 11 lawns per play, with quarterback Noah Fifita throwing for 422 yards and also transfer operating spines Jacory Croskey-Merritt (New Mexico) and also Quali Conley (San Jose Condition) mixing for 196 rushing backyards and 4 scores.McMillan emerged as some of college soccer's very most prominent playmakers in 2023 with 90 catches for 1,402 backyards (fifth very most in the FBS) as well as 10 touchdowns as a student on a Wildcats team that succeeded 10 video games and also the Alamo Bowl.After Jedd Fisch as well as his coaching workers delegated to consume at Washington in January, Fifita as well as McMillan decided to bypass the transmission site and also remain at Arizona. The former teammates at Servite Senior high school in Anaheim, California, wanted to always keep playing all together as well as assist Brennan create a challenger." Everyone in this property, the league we actually possessed, the culture our experts had actually embeded in listed here, we only failed to want to leave this property," McMillan stated. "The heritage that our experts currently had actually began over listed below, our company wanted to proceed this legacy. By the end of the time, our experts came to Tucson to become course changers. Hopefully, Tucson, y' all can locate pleasure in our play.".