The Rose Bowl will undergo a renovation over a three-year period, thanks to a $152-million plan approved by the Pasadena (Calif.) City Council yesterday.

The renovation plan calls for increasing the number of premium seats from 550 to 2,500. The plan also would widen 12 access tunnels at the end zones, as well as increase the number of concession stands and restrooms. The renovation would be done in stages so as to not interrupt any UCLA and Rose Bowl games.

The majority of the funding ($144.5-million) would come from city-issued and federal stimulus bonds, from the city of Pasadena, the Tournament of Roses and Rose Bowl Operating Co.'s profits from past BCS games.

The $7.5-million gap will most likely be covered from favorable construction bids, proceeds from the 2014 BCS championship game, additional bonds, or from philanthropic efforts. If the gap cannot be trimmed, the project would be scaled back accordingly.

Construction is set to begin on January 11, 2011. The renovation should be complete in time for the 100th Rose Bowl and BCS title games in January 2014.

The city yesterday also approved 30-year lease extensions with both UCLA and Tournament of Roses.

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Oregon State's James Rodgers will miss the rest of the season with the knee injury sustained in Saturday's victory over Arizona.

Detailed MRI results were not released, but coach Mike Riley did announce that the wide receiver would not return this season.

Rodgers was ranked sixth in the nation with almost 177 all-purpose yards per game.

- Fred Sakai