"Venmogate? More Like Much Ado About Nothing"

By Owen Pannell | KZA Sports

You have certainly heard about the John Mateer “Venmogate” situation by now. I’m here to tell you why you should not be worried an ounce about this.

It all started Monday night when a creepy Texas fan decided to comb through all of Mateer’s Venmo transactions, as he had a public account. There, the fan found a couple of transactions labeled “sports gambling (USC vs UCLA),” which would violate the NCAA rules on gambling on college football games and could potentially make him ineligible to play. However, Mateer has informed the Oklahoma athletics department that he has never done such a thing. It’s very likely he was just putting a funny caption with his friends (like we’ve all done), and that theory is supported by some of his other Venmo transactions.

The fact that Texas fans, along with a ton of other college football fans, are celebrating this—hoping that it will take out Mateer or just hurt him or OU in some way—shows how afraid they really are of him. They know that he is one of the best quarterbacks in the nation and will bring the Sooners’ offense back to what it once was. The lengths folks will go to for college football rivalries, especially Red River, are just nuts. It makes the sport so elite. Plus, in the very off chance that John has to miss a game or two, I have full confidence in Mike Hawkins Jr. to quarterback the Oklahoma Sooners, and y’all should too.

This won’t be a big deal in a couple of days—college football fans are just dying for some content right now. This won’t turn into anything. Only 11 days until Week 0…

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