.Max Olson, ESPN Personnel WriterSep 1, 2024, 03:19 AM ETCloseCovers the Major 12Joined ESPN in 2012Graduate of the College of NebraskaArizona pass receiver Tetairoa McMillan kicked off his very prepared for junior time with a record-setting night.The preseason All-American and also forecasted first-round draught selection established a new school document with 304 receiving lawns and also four goals on 10 catches in the No. 21 Wildcats' 61-39 draw New Mexico.The 6-foot-5, 210-pound wideout provided the very first 300-yard functionality through a college recipient since Ohio Condition's Jaxon Smith-Njigba put up 347 receiving yards against Utah in the 2022 Flower Bowl. Only five other FBS receivers have actually surpassed 300 lawns over the past decade.In Arizona's initial activity as a participant of the Big 12, McMillan signed up the second-most receiving backyards in a video game in conference background. His previous occupation high was a 266-yard activity against rivalrous Arizona Condition final season.Editor's Picks2 RelatedMcMillan scored on plays of 69, 17, 78 as well as 40 lawns and almost possessed a 5th TD receiving yet was taken on at the 1-yard line. Majority of his receiving lawns (176) happened after the catch." T-Mac is clearly unique, guy," first-year Arizona instructor Brent Brennan mentioned. "He's only another thing." McMillan missed out on opportunity this offseason while recouping from a lower leg injury experienced in spring method as well as stated it felt "fantastic" to be back at work." These final 4 months, I have actually been grinding and also all set to return on the industry," he mentioned. "Managing to just enjoy with my siblings once more, it is actually merely a correct good thing. Regardless of the documents, I'm only happy to become back on the area along with my brothers." New Mexico stayed up to date with the Wildcats throughout the very first fifty percent as well as took a 24-17 lead late in the second fourth. Three plays later on, McMillan melted the Lobos for a 78-yard catch and also diminish the side project to match it up.Arizona's Tetairoa McMillan ended up being the seventh FBS recipient over the last years to top 300 getting backyards in a video game as well as also racked up on plays of 69, 17, 78 and 40 lawns. AP Photo/Darryl Webb" Those large explosives were only unbelievable," Brennan mentioned. "He outran the entire second on the large one down the subsidiary. He is actually excellent. He is actually an excellent competition, and he's likewise not satisfied. He resembled, 'Our team can easily participate in much better.' That's what you wish for." Arizona created 627 complete backyards of outburst as well as balanced 11 gardens every play, with quarterback Noah Fifita throwing for 422 gardens and also transmit running backs Jacory Croskey-Merritt (New Mexico) and Quali Conley (San Jose State) combining for 196 rushing gardens and four scores.McMillan emerged as some of university volleyball's most dominant playmakers in 2023 along with 90 catches for 1,402 lawns (fifth very most in the FBS) as well as 10 goals as a sophomore on a Wildcats crew that won 10 video games and also the Alamo Bowl.After Jedd Fisch and also his mentoring workers entrusted to manage at Washington in January, Fifita and McMillan decided to bypass the transmission gateway as well as stay at Arizona. The former teammates at Servite Secondary school in Anaheim, California, wished to always keep playing together and also assist Brennan build a challenger." Everyone in this building, the brotherhood we presently possessed, the culture our experts had set in right here, our company only really did not intend to leave this structure," McMillan mentioned. "The legacy that our team currently had began over listed below, our experts desired to continue this tradition. At the end of the time, our team related to Tucson to be plan changers. Perhaps, Tucson, y' all can locate honor in our play.".