.Max Olson, ESPN Staff WriterSep 1, 2024, 03:19 AM ETCloseCovers the Significant 12Joined ESPN in 2012Graduate of the Educational institution of NebraskaArizona pass receiver Tetairoa McMillan kicked off his extremely anticipated junior time along with a record-setting night.The preseason All-American and forecasted first-round draft selection put a brand-new institution file along with 304 receiving gardens and four goals on 10 catches in the No. 21 Wildcats' 61-39 get New Mexico.The 6-foot-5, 210-pound wideout provided the 1st 300-yard performance by an university receiver due to the fact that Ohio Condition's Jaxon Smith-Njigba installed 347 receiving yards against Utah in the 2022 Rose Dish. Merely five various other FBS recipients have outdoed 300 lawns over the past decade.In Arizona's initial activity as a participant of the Large 12, McMillan enrolled the second-most receiving lawns in a game busy record. His previous job high was actually a 266-yard activity versus rivalrous Arizona State final season.Editor's Picks2 RelatedMcMillan slashed on plays of 69, 17, 78 and also 40 backyards as well as almost had a 5th TD reception yet was addressed at the 1-yard line. Majority of his receiving backyards (176) followed the catch." T-Mac is definitely special, man," first-year Arizona coach Brent Brennan pointed out. "He is actually merely something else." McMillan missed time this offseason while recouping from a lower leg personal injury gone through in spring season strategy as well as stated it experienced "fantastic" to become back at work." These last 4 months, I've been actually grinding as well as prepared to get back on the area," he claimed. "Having the ability to simply enjoy with my siblings once again, it's only a real benefit. Despite the files, I'm simply delighted to become back on the industry with my siblings." New Mexico maintained the Wildcats throughout the very first one-half as well as took a 24-17 lead behind time in the second fourth. Three plays later on, McMillan melted the Lobos for a 78-yard catch and also run down the side project to tie it up.Arizona's Tetairoa McMillan came to be the 7th FBS receiver over the last decade to top 300 obtaining lawns in an activity and also counted on plays of 69, 17, 78 as well as 40 gardens. AP Photo/Darryl Webb" Those major explosives were actually only astonishing," Brennan pointed out. "He beats the whole additional on the major one down the subsidiary. He's spectacular. He is actually an incredible rival, and also he is actually additionally not pleased. He resembled, 'We can easily participate in far better.' That's what you hope for." Arizona generated 627 complete backyards of outburst and also averaged 11 lawns every play, with quarterback Noah Fifita throwing for 422 backyards as well as move running backs Jacory Croskey-Merritt (New Mexico) and also Quali Conley (San Jose State) mixing for 196 hurrying lawns as well as 4 scores.McMillan became among college soccer's very most dominant playmakers in 2023 along with 90 catches for 1,402 backyards (fifth very most in the FBS) as well as 10 goals as a student on a Wildcats crew that gained 10 video games as well as the Alamo Bowl.After Jedd Fisch and his mentoring team delegated to consume at Washington in January, Fifita and also McMillan decided to bypass the transfer portal as well as remain at Arizona. The previous colleagues at Servite Senior high school in Anaheim, California, wished to maintain participating in together as well as help Brennan create an opponent." Everyone in this building, the league our experts actually possessed, the culture our company had set in here, we merely failed to intend to leave this building," McMillan pointed out. "The heritage that our team currently had restarted below, our team would like to continue this legacy. In the end of the day, our experts related to Tucson to be system changers. With any luck, Tucson, y' all can easily discover pleasure in our play.".