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 …
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Gambling content 21+. The New York Post may receive an affiliate commission if you sign up through our links. Read our editorial standards for more information. Oklahoma starting quarterback John Mateer is in some hot water. The redshirt junior has found himself embroiled in controversy after social media sleuths tracked down his Venmo payments account, where he made some questionable …
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Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer called the descriptions of payments that reference sports betting on his Venmo account “inside jokes” and denied ever betting on college football or other sports in a statement released Tuesday afternoon. “The allegations that I once participated in sports gambling are false,” Mateer’s statement read. “My previous Venmo descriptions did not accurately portray the transactions in …
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David PurdumAug 12, 2025, 11:27 AM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer, after screenshots of past references to “sports gambling” on his Venmo account surfaced online Monday, has denied to school officials ever being involved with gambling, a source told ESPN’s Pete Thamel. School officials became aware of the matter …
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