.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 started his extremely anticipated junior season along with a record-setting night.The preseason All-American and forecasted first-round draught pick established a new school file with 304 getting lawns and 4 touchdowns on 10 catches in the No. 21 Wildcats' 61-39 win over New Mexico.The 6-foot-5, 210-pound wideout provided the first 300-yard functionality by a college receiver since Ohio State's Jaxon Smith-Njigba installed 347 getting lawns against Utah in the 2022 Flower Dish. Just 5 other FBS receivers have outdoed 300 lawns over the past decade.In Arizona's initial activity as a participant of the Huge 12, McMillan enrolled the second-most obtaining backyards in a video game in conference history. His previous career high was a 266-yard activity against rival Arizona Condition final season.Editor's Picks2 RelatedMcMillan scored on plays of 69, 17, 78 as well as 40 gardens as well as almost possessed a fifth TD reception but was actually taken on at the 1-yard line. More than half of his acquiring lawns (176) came after the catch." T-Mac is actually definitely unique, male," first-year Arizona trainer Brent Brennan claimed. "He's simply something else." McMillan missed opportunity this offseason while bouncing back coming from a reduced leg accident endured in springtime practice and claimed it believed "amazing" to become back at work." These final 4 months, I've been actually grinding as well as all set to get back on the industry," he claimed. "Managing to just have fun with my bros again, it's only an accurate benefit. Despite the files, I'm only happy to be back on the field along with my bros." New Mexico stayed on top of the Wildcats throughout the very first fifty percent and took a 24-17 lead late in the second one-fourth. Three plays later, McMillan shed the Lobos for a 78-yard catch as well as run down the side project to match it up.Arizona's Tetairoa McMillan became the 7th FBS receiver before years to top 300 acquiring yards in a video game as well as likewise racked up on plays of 69, 17, 78 and 40 backyards. AP Photo/Darryl Webb" Those large dynamites were merely awesome," Brennan said. "He eludes the entire secondary on the significant one down the sideline. He's fantastic. He is actually an incredible rival, and he is actually additionally not completely satisfied. He felt like, 'We can participate in much better.' That's what you expect." Arizona made 627 complete yards of offense and balanced 11 yards per play, along with quarterback Noah Fifita tossing for 422 backyards and move running backs Jacory Croskey-Merritt (New Mexico) as well as Quali Conley (San Jose State) combining for 196 rushing gardens and also 4 scores.McMillan became one of college soccer's very most prevailing playmakers in 2023 with 90 catches for 1,402 yards (5th very most in the FBS) and 10 touchdowns as a sophomore on a Wildcats group that succeeded 10 games and also the Alamo Bowl.After Jedd Fisch and his training personnel delegated take control of at Washington in January, Fifita as well as McMillan chose to bypass the move gateway and stay at Arizona. The past allies at Servite Secondary school in Anaheim, California, intended to keep participating in all together and also assist Brennan create an opponent." Everyone in this property, the league our company actually possessed, the society our team had actually set in listed here, we just failed to want to leave this structure," McMillan mentioned. "The legacy that our experts actually had actually began over listed here, our company would like to proceed this heritage. At the end of the time, we related to Tucson to be course changers. Ideally, Tucson, y' all may find satisfaction in our play.".