.Maximum Olson, ESPN Staff WriterSep 1, 2024, 03:19 AM ETCloseCovers the Huge 12Joined ESPN in 2012Graduate of the College of NebraskaArizona wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan kicked off his strongly expected junior period with a record-setting night.The preseason All-American and also forecasted first-round draft selection established a brand new school document along with 304 obtaining lawns and also 4 goals on 10 catches in the No. 21 Wildcats' 61-39 sway New Mexico.The 6-foot-5, 210-pound wideout provided the 1st 300-yard functionality by an university receiver considering that Ohio Condition's Jaxon Smith-Njigba installed 347 receiving gardens against Utah in the 2022 Rose Dish. Only five various other FBS recipients have actually outdoed 300 gardens over recent decade.In Arizona's first activity as a participant of the Large 12, McMillan registered the second-most acquiring lawns in a game busy background. His previous career 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 and 40 backyards and almost had a fifth TD receiving however was tackled at the 1-yard line. More than half of his acquiring lawns (176) happened after the catch." T-Mac is certainly unique, man," first-year Arizona coach Brent Brennan said. "He is actually simply something else." McMillan missed opportunity this offseason while recuperating coming from a lesser leg personal injury gone through in springtime technique and said it thought "impressive" to be back in action." These last 4 months, I've been actually grinding as well as all set to come back on the industry," he claimed. "Having the capacity to just enjoy with my brothers once again, it is actually just a correct great thing. Regardless of the documents, I'm simply pleased to become back on the field along with my siblings." New Mexico stayed up to date with the Wildcats throughout the initial half and took a 24-17 lead behind time in the 2nd fourth. Three plays later on, McMillan got rid of the Lobos for a 78-yard catch as well as diminish the sideline to match it up.Arizona's Tetairoa McMillan came to be the 7th FBS receiver over the last decade to best 300 acquiring gardens in a game as well as likewise counted on plays of 69, 17, 78 and also 40 backyards. AP Photo/Darryl Webb" Those huge dynamites were simply amazing," Brennan stated. "He beats the whole additional on the major one down the side project. He's spectacular. He's an amazing competitor, and also he's also not pleased. He resembled, 'Our company can play much better.' That's what you hope for." Arizona created 627 overall lawns of offense as well as balanced 11 lawns per play, along with quarterback Noah Fifita tossing for 422 gardens and move operating backs Jacory Croskey-Merritt (New Mexico) and also Quali Conley (San Jose State) blending for 196 hurrying gardens as well as four scores.McMillan became among college soccer's most dominant playmakers in 2023 along with 90 catches for 1,402 lawns (5th very most in the FBS) as well as 10 goals as a sophomore on a Wildcats team that succeeded 10 video games and the Alamo Bowl.After Jedd Fisch as well as his mentoring team delegated take control of at Washington in January, Fifita as well as McMillan chose to bypass the transfer portal as well as stay at Arizona. The former teammates at Servite Secondary school in Anaheim, California, intended to keep participating in with each other and also aid Brennan design a contender." Everybody in this particular property, the brotherhood our team currently had, the culture our company had actually set in here, our company merely really did not want to leave this structure," McMillan stated. "The heritage that our company currently had restarted here, our company wanted to continue this heritage. At the end of the day, we related to Tucson to be course changers. Perhaps, Tucson, y' all can find satisfaction in our play.".