Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer says he has never gambled, and the school says there is no NCAA investigation after a recent report showed Mateer twice paid someone on Venmo in 2022 for “sports gambling.”
“The allegations that I once participated in sports gambling are false,” Mateer said in a statement Tuesday on social media. “My previous Venmo descriptions did not accurately portray the transactions in question but were instead inside jokes between me and my friends.”
Mateer, who was at Washington State during the time in question, said he can understand why the Venmo descriptions could lead one to believe otherwise, so he decided to set the record straight.
“I have never bet on sports,” he said. “I understand the seriousness of the matter, but recognize that, taken out of context, those Venmo descriptions suggest otherwise. I can assure my teammates, coaches, and officials at the NCAA that I have not engaged in any sports gambling.”
In a statement, Oklahoma said it uses ProhiBet for comprehensive monitoring of sports gambling activities.
“OU takes any allegations of gambling seriously and works closely with the NCAA in any situations of concern,” the statement said. “OU Athletics is unaware of any NCAA investigation and has no reason to believe there is one pending.”
Mateer followed former Washington State offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle to Oklahoma this past offseason. He passed for 3,139 yards with 29 touchdowns and just seven interceptions and ran for 826 yards and 15 scores last season.
[Oklahoma ranked No. 10 in RJ Young’s Ultimate 136]
كان Mateer واحدًا من ثلاثة لاعبين رافقوا مدرب أوكلاهوما برنت فينابلز في ثانية أيام الإعلام في يوليو. لقد هزت لاعبو Venables و Oklahoma باستمرار حول قيادة Mateer. لقد اعتبر أحد أفضل عمليات النقل في البلاد والسبب الرئيسي الذي يفتح Sooners الموسم رقم 18 في AP أعلى 25.
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