DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- The stage is set for the 2025 CIAA Football Championship as the Virginia Union University Panthers are set to take on the Johnson C. Smith University Golden Bulls in Durham.

The big weekend is back in the Bull City for the first time in ten years.

"It will be a historic event regardless of the outcome. It will be an opportunity to celebrate student athletes and their hard work," said Kaila'Shea Menendez with the Durham Sports Commission.

Both teams started their morning in service by sorting through donated clothes. They also donated food and tickets to the Durham Rescue Mission's clients.

"We partnered with the Durham Rescue Mission to get the student athletes touching the needs of the Durham community at the distribution center," she said.

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