John Mateer’s gambling controversy casts shadow over promising college football career
The buildup to the 2025 college football season is typically filled with excitement, projections, and game-day anticipation. However, for Oklahoma fans, this offseason has taken a different turn, one dominated by controversy involving their newly acquired starting quarterback, John Mateer. Shedeur Sanders continues to rip apart defenses at Browns practice and put Cleveland in a tough spotInstead of focusing on touchdowns and victories, conversations have shifted toward social media leaks, Venmo transactions, and gambling allegations surrounding the young signal-caller.Recently, social media exploded with screenshots that purported to show John Mateer making payments via Venmo labeled clearly as "sports gambling." These payments reportedly occurred in November 2022 and were sent to a "Richard Roaten," believed to be linked to Mateer's former teammate at Washington State, Landon Roaten. Though these transactions were soon deleted, the damage was done: the screenshots quickly spread […]