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After transferring from Washington State, Mateer is hoping a strong season at Oklahoma elevates his stock in the 2026 NFL draft.
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Oklahoma QB John Mateer says he never bet on sports amid scrutiny of Venmo transactions
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Published August 13, 2025 04:08 AM
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Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer is denying he has ever bet on sports after screenshots began circulating online showing he made and received Venmo payments with “sports gambling” listed as the reason for the expense.
Mateer was at Washington State at the time and the Venmo transactions were with a teammate. After a strong season at Washington State last year, Mateer transferred to Oklahoma and will be the Sooners’ starter this year. Another strong season would elevate Mateer’s stock in the 2026 NFL draft.
But involvement in gambling could throw Mateer’s football career into jeopardy, and after the screenshots went viral he claimed the “sports gambling” references in his Venmo payments were jokes.
“The allegations that I once participated in sports gambling are false,” Mateer wrote on social media. “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. I understand the seriousness of the matter but recognize that, taken out of context, those Venmo descriptions suggest otherwise. I can assure my teammates, coaches, and officials at the NCAA that I have not engaged in any sports gambling.”
Oklahoma released a statement acknowledging the matter.
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