MIAMI -- One by one, the Florida players posed next to the crystal football they hoped to claim three days later in the Bowl Championship Series title game.

When a photographer asked what the trophy would say if it could talk, cornerback Janoris Jenkins replied: "I want to go to The Swamp!"

Told that the Oklahoma players had all but smooched the trophy during their time with it, Gators offensive lineman Kyle Newell quipped: "That's the closest they're gonna get to it."

Jenkins' words proved prophetic last night, as the Florida defeated Oklahoma, 24-14, at Dolphin Stadium to send the jewel to Gainesville for the second time in three years.

Sooners coach Bob Stoops lost his fifth consecutive BCS game, a feat, you would think, a Big Ten Conference coach would claim.

The Gators iced the game with a 4-yard touchdown -- a jump pass from Tim Tebow to David Nelson -- that capped an 11-play, 75-yard drive with 3:07 to play for the final differenc e.

The score was tied, 7-7, until 4:21 remained in third quarter, when Percy Harvin took a direct snap, followed a wall of blockers to his right and flew into the end zone from two yards out.

Tebow dominated the 75-yard drive, carrying six times and firing up Gators fans by pumping his fist and gesturing for more noise.

On a third-and-10 from the Oklahoma 31, Tebow dropped back, surveyed the field and then took off. The 240-pound quarterback bulled over linebacker Travis Lewis for a 12-yard gain.

Tebow then pitched to Jeff Demps to get the Gators within 1 yard of a touchdown.

On third down, Harvin struck gold, scoring a touchdown in his 15th consecutive game.

Oklahoma came back to tie it, 14-14, at 12:13 of the fourth when Bradford hit Jermaine Gresham for an 11-yard-touchdown pass to complete an eight-play, 77-yard drive.