.Maximum Olson, ESPN Staff WriterSep 1, 2024, 03:19 AM ETCloseCovers the Major 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 also forecasted first-round draught choice put a brand-new university record along with 304 obtaining backyards and also four touchdowns on 10 catches in the No. 21 Wildcats' 61-39 gain New Mexico.The 6-foot-5, 210-pound wideout supplied the first 300-yard performance through an university recipient because Ohio Condition's Jaxon Smith-Njigba put up 347 acquiring gardens against Utah in the 2022 Rose Bowl. Just 5 various other FBS recipients have actually exceeded 300 lawns over the past decade.In Arizona's initial game as a participant of the Big 12, McMillan signed up the second-most acquiring yards in a video game in conference past history. His previous profession high was actually a 266-yard video game against rivalrous Arizona Condition last season.Editor's Picks2 RelatedMcMillan scored on plays of 69, 17, 78 and 40 lawns and almost possessed a 5th TD reception yet was actually addressed at the 1-yard line. Over half of his acquiring backyards (176) happened after the catch." T-Mac is actually certainly unique, guy," first-year Arizona instructor Brent Brennan said. "He is actually just something else." McMillan missed opportunity this offseason while bouncing back coming from a lower leg injury gone through in springtime strategy and said it believed "fantastic" to become back at work." These last 4 months, I've been grinding and also ready to come back on the industry," he pointed out. "Being able to simply play with my bros once more, it is actually only a true benefit. No matter the files, I'm simply delighted to become back on the area along with my brothers." New Mexico stayed up to date with the Wildcats throughout the very first half and also took a 24-17 lead late in the second one-fourth. 3 plays later on, McMillan got rid of the Lobos for a 78-yard catch and run down the sideline to tie it up.Arizona's Tetairoa McMillan came to be the seventh FBS recipient over the last many years to top 300 obtaining gardens in an activity as well as likewise counted on plays of 69, 17, 78 and 40 gardens. AP Photo/Darryl Webb" Those big explosives were actually merely astonishing," Brennan said. "He eludes the entire secondary on the major one down the subsidiary. He's spectacular. He's an awesome competitor, as well as he's likewise certainly not pleased. He felt like, 'Our company can participate in much better.' That's what you expect." Arizona produced 627 total gardens of offense and balanced 11 gardens per play, with quarterback Noah Fifita tossing for 422 yards and transmit managing backs Jacory Croskey-Merritt (New Mexico) and Quali Conley (San Jose Condition) combining for 196 rushing yards as well as 4 scores.McMillan emerged as some of college volleyball's most prominent playmakers in 2023 with 90 catches for 1,402 gardens (fifth very most in the FBS) and also 10 touchdowns as a sophomore on a Wildcats group that succeeded 10 video games and also the Alamo Bowl.After Jedd Fisch and his mentoring team entrusted to take over at Washington in January, Fifita and McMillan chose to bypass the transactions site and also stay at Arizona. The former allies at Servite High School in Anaheim, California, would like to keep playing with each other and also help Brennan build a contender." Everyone in this property, the brotherhood our team presently possessed, the society our company had actually embeded in listed below, we simply failed to desire to leave this structure," McMillan stated. "The legacy that we currently had continued right here, our team wished to continue this tradition. By the end of the time, our team pertained to Tucson to become course changers. With any luck, Tucson, y' all can locate honor in our play.".