Oklahoma QB John Mateer Blames Suspicious Venmo Payments on 'Inside Jokes'

Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer has attempted to explain suspicious payments from his Venmo account allegedly linked to sports gambling. “The allegations that I once participated in sports gambling are false,” Mateer, 21, posted via X on Tuesday, August 12. “My previous Venmo descriptions did not accurately portray the transactions in question but were instead inside jokes between me and my friends. I have never bet on sports.” Screenshots began circulating on social media Monday, August 11, allegedly showing payments from Mateer’s personal Venmo account labeled “sports gambling” in November