Jesuit’s Oliva Weight Room, a roughly 2,000 square foot building that was refurbished in the past year, has become the epicenter for coaches of some of the most renowned college programs to hold impromptu workouts. 

Last week, Michigan’s Jim Harbuagh visited the school on a recruiting trip and decided to do a set of squats. He did 16 of them – in loafers and khaki pants. 

For college coaches such as Michigan's Jim Harbaugh, life on the road recruiting can make it difficult to get in a daily workout.

So today in the Oliva Weight Room at Jesuit, Harbaugh worked some squats into his visit.#AMDG l #GoTigers l #GoBlue pic.twitter.com/KeoftiJP4s

— Jesuit Tigers Football (@JesuitTigers_FB) January 20, 2022

On Thursday, it was Brent Venables turn.

Without any prodding, the Oklahoma coach did 10 neutral-grip pull-ups.

The word is out among college coaches – Jesuit's Oliva Weight Room is the place to get your workout while on the road recruiting.

Thursday afternoon, new Oklahoma coach Brent Venables cranked out 10 neutral-grip pullups. @OU_Football#AMDG l #GoTigers l #BoomerSooner pic.twitter.com/O7OuqKTrOj

— Jesuit Tigers Football (@JesuitTigers_FB) January 27, 2022

“He didn’t even know that Harbaugh did squats while he was in here,” Jesuit coach Matt Thompson said of Venables. “At least that’s what (Venables) said.”

Both coaches were there recruiting Troy Bowles, a junior linebacker who is the son of Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive coordinator Todd Bowles. They were also checking out other prospects the 6A state champion Tigers have in the 2023 and ‘24 classes. 

Plenty of other coaches have stopped by, including Georgia’s Kirby Smart, Ohio State’s Ryan Day and Florida State’s Mike Norvell. But only Harbuagh and Venables held their own workout sessions.

“I don’t know if they were bored or what,” Thompson said. “But it is pretty cool.”