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 s

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