Arizona WR Tetairoa McMillan Reacts to 304 Yards, 4 TDs in Return from Injury

Arizona's Tetairoa McMillan had himself a day in the Wildcats' season-opening 61-39 win against New Mexico on Saturday, catching 10 passes for 304 yards and four scores.

But for McMillan—who missed the offseason with a lower leg injury—just being back on the field was special enough.

"These last four months, I've been grinding and ready to get back on the field," he told reporters after his ridiculous performance. "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."

It isn't a huge surprise that he dominated, as he showed flashes of brilliance last season after catching 90 catches for 1,402 yards and 10 touchdowns as a sophomore. The bigger surprise was that he returned to Arizona at all after Jedd Fisch and his staff left the school to take over at Washington, replaced by Brent Brennan. Both McMillan and quarterback Noah Fifita chose to stay, however.

"Everybody in this building, the brotherhood we already had, the culture we had set in here, we just didn't want to leave this building," the wideout said. "The legacy that we already had began over here, we wanted to continue this legacy. At the end of the day, we came to Tucson to be program changers. Hopefully, Tucson, y'all can find pride in our play."