Arizona WR Tetairoa McMillan shatters records with 4-touchdown, 304-yard day
Tetairoa McMillan didn’t wait to make a statement this season. In Arizona‘s Week 1 win over New Mexico, the junior wide receiver hauled in a game-high 10 receptions for 304 yards and four touchdowns. He averaged 30.4 yards per catch.
McMillan is the first player college football player to ever record 10+ receptions, 300+ receiving yards and four or more touchdowns in a single game, per OptaSTATS. His 304 yards are the second-most in a single game in Big 12 history, as well.
For reference, the massive victory was Arizona’s first official game as a Big 12 program. Simply put, McMillan’s performance won’t be forgotten any time soon.
It’s not the first time McMillan has turned heads around the nation. In the 2023 campaign, the Hawaii native started all 13 games for the Wildcats, amassing 1,402 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns.
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McMillan’s 107.8 receiving yards per game were the second-most in the Pac-12 and his 1,402 receiving yards were the second-most in a single season in Arizona history. After his performance on Saturday night, McMillan is on track to shatter the records he fell short of last season.
Others react to Tetairoa McMillan’s fantastic performance
Arizona head coach Brent Brennan couldn’t be prouder of his standout wide receiver.
“The yards have after catch. Those big explosives were just incredible,” Brennan said of McMillan. “Outran the whole secondary on the big one down the sideline. He’s an awesome competitor, and he’s also not satisfied. He thinks he can play better. It’s what you hope for.”
Brennan wasn’t the only one who praised McMillan after the game. Arizona quarterback Noah Fifita had nothing but compliments for his No. 1 option out wide.
“I think, if people were listening to my interviews all offseason, they probably thought I was being overdramatic,” Fifita said. “But I think he came in and proved once again he’s the best player in the country, and his statistics show it. You’re putting me on the spot, but I think this might be his best.”
If McMillan continues to tear up defenses the way he did in Week 1, opponents will have no choice but to adjust. Brennan is prepared for this and even expects it. If it comes, he plans on his team being ready to adapt.
“Being an offensive guy my whole career, when you have one of those (players) eventually people are going to find ways to push coverage to him and make it hard, and so those other guys need to step up,” Brennan said.