.Maximum Olson, ESPN Staff WriterSep 1, 2024, 03:19 AM ETCloseCovers the Big 12Joined ESPN in 2012Graduate of the College of NebraskaArizona pass receiver Tetairoa McMillan kicked off his extremely expected junior season along with a record-setting night.The preseason All-American as well as forecasted first-round draft pick placed a brand new institution document along 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 supplied the first 300-yard functionality through a college receiver considering that Ohio Condition's Jaxon Smith-Njigba installed 347 acquiring lawns against Utah in the 2022 Rose Bowl. Only five various other FBS receivers have actually topped 300 yards over recent decade.In Arizona's 1st game as a member of the Huge 12, McMillan enrolled the second-most obtaining yards in a video game busy background. His previous occupation high was actually a 266-yard activity versus competing Arizona State last season.Editor's Picks2 RelatedMcMillan scored on plays of 69, 17, 78 and also 40 backyards as well as nearly had a 5th TD receiving yet was addressed at the 1-yard line. More than half of his obtaining backyards (176) happened after the catch." T-Mac is actually definitely special, man," first-year Arizona trainer Brent Brennan pointed out. "He's merely something else." McMillan missed opportunity this offseason while bouncing back from a lower leg trauma experienced in spring season method and also stated it felt "incredible" to become back in action." These final four months, I've been actually grinding and ready to get back on the industry," he claimed. "Managing to only have fun with my brothers once more, it is actually simply an accurate benefit. Regardless of the records, I'm only happy to become back on the field along with my siblings." New Mexico stayed on top of the Wildcats throughout the initial one-half as well as took a 24-17 lead behind time in the 2nd fourth. 3 plays later on, McMillan got rid of the Lobos for a 78-yard catch and diminish the side project to match it up.Arizona's Tetairoa McMillan became the seventh FBS recipient previously many years to leading 300 obtaining yards in a game as well as additionally racked up on plays of 69, 17, 78 and also 40 backyards. AP Photo/Darryl Webb" Those major explosives were simply extraordinary," Brennan stated. "He beats the whole second on the large one down the subsidiary. He's incredible. He's an outstanding rival, as well as he's also certainly not completely satisfied. He resembled, 'Our experts can easily participate in far better.' That's what you wish for." Arizona produced 627 total lawns of outburst and averaged 11 backyards every play, along with quarterback Noah Fifita throwing for 422 backyards and transfer operating spines Jacory Croskey-Merritt (New Mexico) as well as Quali Conley (San Jose Condition) incorporating for 196 rushing yards and also four scores.McMillan emerged as one of college football's very most prevailing playmakers in 2023 with 90 catches for 1,402 lawns (5th most in the FBS) as well as 10 touchdowns as a student on a Wildcats crew that won 10 games and the Alamo Bowl.After Jedd Fisch and also his training personnel delegated take over at Washington in January, Fifita and also McMillan decided to bypass the move portal as well as remain at Arizona. The previous colleagues at Servite High School in Anaheim, California, wished to maintain participating in all together and assist Brennan build a competitor." Everybody in this building, the league our team currently possessed, the society we had set in listed below, our experts simply failed to desire to leave this building," McMillan said. "The legacy that our team already had restarted listed below, our company desired to proceed this heritage. At the end of the time, our company concerned Tucson to be system changers. Perhaps, Tucson, y' all may locate pleasure in our play.".