Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer denies gambling on sports. He says descriptions on Venmo payments were 'inside jokes' between him and his friends and not literal.

The University of Oklahoma's likely starting quarterback, John Mateer, denied betting on sports while a freshman at Washington State University in 2022.

However, it's common for teenagers to use the subject category on Venmo to make jokes at their friends' expense. Screenshots of posts from other athletes went viral in short order, and many used inside jokes or sexual innuendo for routine payments between friends.