.Maximum Olson, ESPN Personnel WriterSep 1, 2024, 03:19 AM ETCloseCovers the Big 12Joined ESPN in 2012Graduate of the University of NebraskaArizona pass receiver Tetairoa McMillan began his highly anticipated junior period with a record-setting night.The preseason All-American as well as forecasted first-round draught pick put a brand-new school record with 304 receiving lawns and also four goals on 10 catches in the No. 21 Wildcats' 61-39 sway New Mexico.The 6-foot-5, 210-pound wideout provided the first 300-yard functionality by an university receiver since Ohio Condition's Jaxon Smith-Njigba installed 347 acquiring backyards against Utah in the 2022 Rose Dish. Merely five other FBS receivers have exceeded 300 backyards over the past decade.In Arizona's very first video game as a participant of the Big 12, McMillan signed up the second-most receiving lawns in a game in conference history. His previous job high was actually a 266-yard game against rivalrous Arizona Condition last season.Editor's Picks2 RelatedMcMillan slashed on plays of 69, 17, 78 and 40 backyards and also nearly possessed a fifth TD receiving yet was handled at the 1-yard line. More than half of his getting backyards (176) came after the catch." T-Mac is definitely special, man," first-year Arizona coach Brent Brennan stated. "He is actually merely another thing." McMillan missed out on time this offseason while recuperating coming from a reduced leg trauma experienced in spring season method as well as said it believed "impressive" to be back in action." These final four months, I've been grinding and also ready to come back on the industry," he said. "Having the ability to just play with my siblings once again, it's merely a correct blessing. Despite the records, I am actually only satisfied to become back on the field with my siblings." New Mexico stayed on top of the Wildcats throughout the initial half and also took a 24-17 lead late in the 2nd quarter. 3 plays eventually, McMillan burned the Lobos for a 78-yard catch and also run down the sideline to tie it up.Arizona's Tetairoa McMillan came to be the seventh FBS receiver in the past years to top 300 acquiring backyards in a video game as well as likewise recorded on plays of 69, 17, 78 and 40 lawns. AP Photo/Darryl Webb" Those major explosives were actually just extraordinary," Brennan pointed out. "He beats the entire secondary on the significant one down the sideline. He's excellent. He's a spectacular competitor, and he is actually additionally not delighted. He resembled, 'Our team may participate in better.' That's what you expect." Arizona made 627 complete yards of offense as well as balanced 11 backyards every play, with quarterback Noah Fifita tossing for 422 lawns and also transmit managing backs Jacory Croskey-Merritt (New Mexico) and also Quali Conley (San Jose Condition) incorporating for 196 rushing yards as well as 4 scores.McMillan became one of university volleyball's most prominent playmakers in 2023 with 90 catches for 1,402 backyards (5th most in the FBS) and 10 touchdowns as a student on a Wildcats staff that succeeded 10 games as well as the Alamo Bowl.After Jedd Fisch as well as his coaching staff delegated take over at Washington in January, Fifita as well as McMillan chose to bypass the transmission portal and stay at Arizona. The former allies at Servite High School in Anaheim, The golden state, intended to always keep participating in all together as well as help Brennan design an opponent." Everybody in this structure, the league our team currently possessed, the society our company had actually embeded in right here, our company just didn't intend to leave this structure," McMillan mentioned. "The legacy that our company presently had actually began over listed here, our experts wanted to proceed this tradition. In the end of the time, we came to Tucson to be plan changers. Perhaps, Tucson, y' all may find pride in our play.".