Nichols comes home as Highlanders head coach Gene Marrano April 22, 2021 1 min read He starred at Radford High School, played basketball for West Virginia and was an assistant coach at Florida for the past 6 years. Now Darris Nichols is coming home – he’s the new head coach for the Radford University Highlanders: Share: Continue Reading Previous: Bar owner cheers resumption of bar seating but says earlier ban puzzled himNext: SW Va man pleads guilty to cross burning in Black family’s front yard Related Stories 1 min read Atheling Meadworks opens tasting room in downtown Roanoke Gene Marrano June 12, 2025 1 min read VT AD discusses House v. NCAA settlement Web Staff June 11, 2025 1 min read Tax credit termination could impact Virginia’s growing solar power industries Gene Marrano June 11, 2025