University of Mississippi defensive back Dante Core was arrested following a traffic stop on Friday, December 26, six days before the Rebels' upcoming game against the University of Georgia in the Sugar Bowl. Police told Memphis' Action News 5 in a story published Monday, December 29 that Core was traveling at more than 110 miles per hour without a visible license plate when he was pulled over in Andalusia, Alabama. After smelling marijuana, officers searched his car and charged him with possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.