The internet’s favorite offseason sport, wild college football gossip is back, and this time it involves Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer, a Venmo account, and three very eyebrow-raising transactions.

Screenshots currently going viral on social media appear to show a Venmo account with Mateer’s name and profile photo (wearing his Washington State Cougars No. 10 jersey) making payments labeled… wait for it… “Sports gambling.” Yes, literally typed out in the memo line like a “How to Get Suspended” tutorial.

IF* these John Mateer Venmo transactions are true 2 things can be said

1. Why would you put “sports gambling” when you are a RS FR and it’s illegal by the NCAA

2. Who the heck looks at athletes Venmo transactions from 3 seasons ago??? pic.twitter.com/eUwarmhl65

— Garrett Armbrust (@4thandsaturday) August 12, 2025

The transactions, all from November 2022, involve an account labeled “Richard Roaten,” which might be former Washington State lineman Landon Roaten, though the name mismatch muddies the waters. The alleged Venmo history went like this:

• Nov. 20, 2022 — Mateer pays Roaten: “Sports gambling”
• Nov. 20, 2022 — Mateer pays Roaten again: “Sports gambling (UCLA vs USC)”
• Nov. 23, 2022 — Roaten pays Mateer: “Ultra sports gambling fifa World Cup”

Conveniently, those transactions have now vanished from public view. Click on the account today and you’ll get a squeaky-clean “No transactions yet” page.

Here’s where things get tricky:

• We can’t confirm the accounts belong to the actual players.
• The names don’t fully match.
• This could be anything from an elaborate prank to, well, really bad judgment.

What we do know: NCAA rules are crystal clear, no sports betting, period. Even a small wager with a teammate could nuke your eligibility. If these Venmo screenshots are legit, Mateer could be in serious trouble. If they’re fake, he may still have a PR mess (and possibly a lawyer’s bill) to clean up.

Mateer transferred to Oklahoma this offseason after a breakout 2024 at Washington State — 3,139 passing yards, 29 touchdowns, plus another 826 yards and 15 scores on the ground. He’s slated to start for the Sooners this fall.

Whether he decides to address this head-on or just ignore it until it dies down remains to be seen. For now, all we can say is this: if you’re a college athlete and you are betting on sports (please don’t), maybe don’t type “Sports gambling” in the Venmo memo.