.Max Olson, ESPN Staff WriterSep 1, 2024, 03:19 AM ETCloseCovers the Huge 12Joined ESPN in 2012Graduate of the University of NebraskaArizona pass receiver Tetairoa McMillan began his extremely prepared for junior season with a record-setting night.The preseason All-American and also predicted first-round draft selection set a brand new school document along with 304 getting gardens and four touchdowns on 10 catches in the No. 21 Wildcats' 61-39 win over New Mexico.The 6-foot-5, 210-pound wideout provided the initial 300-yard performance by an university recipient given that Ohio Condition's Jaxon Smith-Njigba set up 347 acquiring gardens versus Utah in the 2022 Flower Bowl. Just five various other FBS recipients have bested 300 lawns over the past decade.In Arizona's very first activity as a participant of the Significant 12, McMillan registered the second-most getting lawns in a game busy past. His previous career high was actually a 266-yard activity versus rivalrous Arizona Condition final season.Editor's Picks2 RelatedMcMillan scored on plays of 69, 17, 78 and also 40 gardens as well as almost possessed a 5th TD receiving yet was addressed at the 1-yard line. Over half of his acquiring gardens (176) followed the catch." T-Mac is actually definitely exclusive, man," first-year Arizona trainer Brent Brennan pointed out. "He's only another thing." McMillan overlooked opportunity this offseason while recouping coming from a lesser leg injury experienced in spring technique as well as stated it felt "amazing" to become back at work." These final 4 months, I've been grinding and prepared to return on the area," he pointed out. "Being able to only enjoy with my siblings once again, it's only an accurate great thing. No matter the documents, I am actually only delighted to become back on the area with my brothers." New Mexico stayed on top of the Wildcats throughout the first half and took a 24-17 lead behind time in the second quarter. Three plays later, McMillan melted the Lobos for a 78-yard catch as well as run down the sideline to tie it up.Arizona's Tetairoa McMillan ended up being the seventh FBS recipient in the past many years to leading 300 receiving backyards in a game and also scored on plays of 69, 17, 78 and also 40 lawns. AP Photo/Darryl Webb" Those major dynamites were actually simply incredible," Brennan mentioned. "He outran the entire second on the large one down the subsidiary. He's excellent. He's an amazing competition, and also he's additionally not satisfied. He resembled, 'Our company can play much better.' That's what you hope for." Arizona created 627 overall gardens of outburst as well as averaged 11 backyards every play, with quarterback Noah Fifita tossing for 422 yards and also move operating spines Jacory Croskey-Merritt (New Mexico) and Quali Conley (San Jose Condition) integrating for 196 rushing yards as well as 4 scores.McMillan became one of university football's most dominant playmakers in 2023 with 90 catches for 1,402 lawns (fifth very most in the FBS) as well as 10 touchdowns as a student on a Wildcats staff that gained 10 video games and also the Alamo Bowl.After Jedd Fisch and also his coaching staff entrusted to consume at Washington in January, Fifita as well as McMillan decided to bypass the transfer website and also remain at Arizona. The past colleagues at Servite Secondary school in Anaheim, The golden state, wished to keep playing with each other as well as help Brennan create a contender." Everybody in this particular structure, the brotherhood our team presently possessed, the lifestyle we had actually set in below, our experts just failed to desire to leave this structure," McMillan claimed. "The heritage that our team presently had began over below, our company wanted to continue this tradition. In the end of the time, our company concerned Tucson to become system changers. Perhaps, Tucson, y' all can easily find pride in our play.".