Tetairoa McMillan had a school-record 304 yards receiving and matched another with four touchdown catches, all from Noah Fifita, and No. 21 Arizona opened coach Brent Brennan’s first season with a 61-39 win over New Mexico. The Wildcats put on an offensive show in their first game as a Big 12 member, with McMillan and Fifita headlining.
Arizona wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan tries to break a tackle from New Mexico cornerback Bobby Arnold III during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, in Tucson, Ariz. Arizona defensive players Taye Brown, left; Chase Kennedy, right; and Tre Smith, lower right, puts pressure on New Mexico quarterback Devon Dampier during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, in Tucson, Ariz.
“We tried man, man with help, zone pressures,” New Mexico coach Bronco Mendenhall said. “They did a very good job of moving him around and we didn’t do a very good job stopping him.” McMillan averaged 30.4 yards on 10 catches and broke the Arizona single-game record of 283 yards receiving set by Jeremy McDaniel in 1996. McMillan matched Jacob Cowing’s touchdown catches record set against Southern California last season and fell 10 yards short of the Big 12 record set by Baylor’s Terrance Williams in 2012.Kalen DeBoer far from only Alabama newcomer to shine in season-opening rompFifita finished with 422 yards and four touchdowns on 19-of-31 passing with an interception.
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