There are two ways to look at this sexy and potentially salacious gambling story mere days from the start of the college football season.

One, Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer gambled on sports, despite his public denial.

Or two: somewhere in these amber waves of grain and purple mountains of majesty, is a Texas fan who spent time investigating the rival team’s quarterback, found his Venmo account, saw the alleged “inside jokes” and dumped them in the social media world of shoot first, aim second.

And away we go.

“My previous Venmo descriptions did not accurately portray the transactions in question,” Mateer wrote on X . “But were instead inside jokes between me and my friends.” Expert MLB daily picks: Unique MLB betting insights only at USA TODAY

Which, of course, means absolu

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