Arizona's Tetairoa McMillan has 304 yards, 4 TDs in blowout win - ESPN

Arizona wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan kicked off his highly anticipated junior season with a record-setting night.

The preseason All-American and projected first-round pick set a new school record with 304 receiving yards and four touchdowns on 10 catches in the No. 21 Wildcats' 61-39 win over New Mexico.

The 6-foot-5, 210-pound wideout delivered the first 300-yard performance by a college receiver since Ohio State's Jaxon Smith-Njigba put up 347 receiving yards against Utah in the 2022 Rose Bowl. Only five other FBS receivers have topped 300 yards over the past decade.

In Arizona's first game as a member of the Big 12, McMillan put up the second-most receiving yards in a game in conference history. His previous career high was a 266-yard game against rival Arizona State last season.

McMillan scored on plays of 69, 17, 78 and 40 yards and nearly had a fifth on a catch down to the 1-yard line. More than half of his receiving yards (176) came after the catch.

«T-Mac is obviously special, man,» first-year Arizona coach Brent Brennan said. «He's just something else.»

McMillan missed time this offseason while recovering from a lower leg injury suffered in spring practice and said it felt «amazing» to be back in action.

«These last four months, I've been grinding and ready to get back on the field,» he said. «Being able to just play with my brothers again, it's just a true blessing. Regardless of the records, I'm just happy to be back on the field with my brothers.»

New Mexico kept up with the Wildcats throughout the first half and took a 24-17 lead late in the second quarter. Three play later, McMillan burned the Lobos for a 78-yard catch and run down the sideline to tie it up.

«Those big explosives were just incredible,»