A scandal has recently emerged involving Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer, stemming from screenshots of his past Venmo transactions that circulated on social media. The screenshots, which were reportedly from November 2022 when Mateer was a freshman at Washington State, showed payments with descriptions such as "sports gambling" and "sports gambling (UCLA vs USC)." This came to light on social media on Monday, August 11, 2025. Mateer has since deleted or made his Venmo transaction history private. In response, Mateer released a statement denying the allegations. He claimed the Venmo descriptions were "inside jokes between me and my friends" and that he has never gambled on sports. He stated he understood how the descriptions could be taken out of context but assured his teammates, coaches, and the NCAA that he has not engaged in sports gambling. Oklahoma has also issued a statement, saying they take any gambling allegations seriously and work with the NCAA. The university said it was "unaware of any NCAA investigation and has no reason to believe there is one pending." NCAA rules prohibit student-athletes from gambling on any sports the NCAA sponsors. If a player is found to have wagered on their own sport at another school, a loss of 50% of one season of eligibility is a possible consequence. However, wagering on their own team can result in a permanent loss of eligibility. The outcome of this situation for Mateer is currently unclear. Sources Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms… 🎧 https://link.chtbl.com/LOBig12?sid=YouTube Locked On College Conferences, HBCU, Basketball & More 🎧 https://linktr.ee/LockedOnCollege Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/drakectoll Follow the show on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LOBig12