.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 began his highly expected junior time along with a record-setting night.The preseason All-American and predicted first-round draft pick set a new school file with 304 receiving backyards as well as 4 goals on 10 catches in the No. 21 Wildcats' 61-39 sway New Mexico.The 6-foot-5, 210-pound wideout supplied the initial 300-yard performance through a college recipient considering that Ohio State's Jaxon Smith-Njigba put up 347 receiving yards against Utah in the 2022 Flower Dish. Only 5 other FBS recipients have actually surpassed 300 gardens over the past decade.In Arizona's very first video game as a participant of the Significant 12, McMillan signed up the second-most obtaining yards in a video game busy history. His previous job high was actually a 266-yard video game versus competing Arizona State last season.Editor's Picks2 RelatedMcMillan slashed on plays of 69, 17, 78 as well as 40 yards and also virtually possessed a 5th TD receiving yet was actually tackled at the 1-yard line. Over half of his getting backyards (176) followed the catch." T-Mac is certainly special, man," first-year Arizona train Brent Brennan stated. "He's merely another thing." McMillan skipped time this offseason while bouncing back coming from a reduced leg accident experienced in spring season technique and mentioned it felt "remarkable" to be back in action." These final 4 months, I've been grinding as well as all set to come back on the industry," he pointed out. "Having the ability to simply play with my brothers again, it's only a true benefit. Regardless of the records, I'm merely satisfied to be back on the industry with my bros." New Mexico stayed on top of the Wildcats throughout the 1st fifty percent and took a 24-17 lead behind time in the second fourth. 3 plays eventually, McMillan melted the Lobos for a 78-yard catch as well as diminish the subsidiary to match it up.Arizona's Tetairoa McMillan ended up being the seventh FBS recipient previously many years to leading 300 getting yards in a video game as well as additionally recorded on plays of 69, 17, 78 and also 40 gardens. AP Photo/Darryl Webb" Those large nitroglycerins were simply awesome," Brennan said. "He beats the whole secondary on the significant one down the side project. He is actually amazing. He is actually an excellent competitor, and also he's also certainly not contented. He resembled, 'Our company can participate in better.' That's what you anticipate." Arizona generated 627 total gardens of offense and also balanced 11 yards per play, with quarterback Noah Fifita throwing for 422 gardens as well as transfer managing backs Jacory Croskey-Merritt (New Mexico) and also Quali Conley (San Jose Condition) integrating for 196 hurrying gardens and 4 scores.McMillan became some of college football's very most prevailing playmakers in 2023 along with 90 catches for 1,402 gardens (5th most in the FBS) as well as 10 goals as a student on a Wildcats staff that succeeded 10 games and also the Alamo Bowl.After Jedd Fisch as well as his mentoring personnel left to manage at Washington in January, Fifita and also McMillan chose to bypass the move gateway and stay at Arizona. The past colleagues at Servite Secondary school in Anaheim, The golden state, intended to maintain participating in all together as well as assist Brennan design an opponent." Everybody within this structure, the brotherhood our company presently possessed, the culture our experts had set in right here, our company merely really did not want to leave this property," McMillan claimed. "The legacy that our experts actually had restarted listed here, our team wished to continue this legacy. By the end of the time, our team came to Tucson to be system changers. Perhaps, Tucson, y' all can easily locate honor in our play.".