Arizona WR Tetairoa McMillan scores first TD since Week 1 in near-comeback vs. West Virginia

Arizona Wildcats wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan scored a touchdown in Saturday’s 31-26 loss against the West Virginia Mountaineers.

It was the first since his four-touchdown performance in Week 1.

Down 31-13 in the fourth quarter, Arizona quarterback Noah Fifita lobbed a pass 34 yards right into McMillan’s hands, cutting the Mountaineers’ lead to just 12 points.

Noah Fifita LAUNCHES to Tetairoa McMillan in the end zone for an @ArizonaFBall TD 🚀😤 pic.twitter.com/FACBWx0jRJ

— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) October 27, 2024

In the Wildcats’ 61-39 Week 1 win against the New Mexico Lobos, McMillan set Arizona’s single game receiving record with 304 receiving yards en route to four touchdown receptions.

Since then, he’s been held quiet, failing to score in every game leading up to Saturday.

In Saturday’s loss, McMillan recorded 10 receptions for 202 yards and one touchdown. It was McMillan’s first 200-yard game since Week 1.

Fifita finished the day 21-for-31 with 294 yards and two touchdowns.

A slow start for the Wildcats

The Wildcats struggled coming out of the gates, trailing 24-7 early in the third quarter amid early first quarter mishaps that halted momentum at the start of the game.

Slowly, the Wildcats clawed all the way back to make it a five-point game with 4:35 left in the game.

However, Arizona failed to get the ball back as West Virginia drove down the field and ran the clock out, finalizing the score at 31-26.

The once-ranked-No. 20 Wildcats have dropped four in a row en route to a 3-5 record.

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