Less than 24 hours after screenshots referencing “sports gambling” in his Venmo transaction history surfaced, Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer denied any wrongdoing. In a statement he release on X Tuesday afternoon,

Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer denies allegations of sports gambling after a report showed he made Venmo payments labeled for “sports gambling” 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.