Jersey #: 32 (2013-14), 20 (2010-12)

Major: Marketing (2013-14), Family Resource Management (2012), Business (2011), Undeclared (2010)

Weight: 198 (2014), 195 (2013), 183 (2012), 180 (2010-11)

2014 Media Guide: Russell Doup is a fine student, athlete and young man who is in his fifth season with the program after initially walking on to the team in the fall of 2010 … five years as a walk-on says plenty, and Doup deserves credit for working hard to devote time, effort and spirit to the football program without any guaranty of playing time … and the really cool thing is that he has now gotten into a game as a Buckeye … indeed, he played on special teams and at safety during the Buckeyes’ win over Florida A&M in 2013 … and then the p.r. guys made Doup do some interviews … Doup is majoring in marketing and interned in May of 2014 at Berger Financial in the Short North district of Columbus.

2013 Media Guide: Russell Doup is in his fourth year with the football program, having initially walked on to the team in the fall of 2010 … he walked-on as a left-footed kicking specialist, but was moved over to play safety last season … has bulked up about 15 pounds to his current weight.

2012 Media Guide: Russell is in his third year with the football program, having initially walked on to the team in the fall of 2010 … is a left-footed kicker … did not see any game action in 2011 after redshirting the 2010 season … pronunciation of his name – it sounds like “wow” with a “d” and a “p” and not like soup – caused a minor twitter trend last year when the official player pronunciation guide incorrectly listed it as “Doup like soup.”

2011 Media Guide: Reserve placekicker … joined the OSU program as a walk-on in 2010.

2010: Redshirted the season.

High School: Played for Coach Gary Keller at Mount Vernon High … basketball team captain … member of OCC conference championship teams in basketball and baseball … National Honor Society, student council.