It’s time to look at some key questions across the SEC involving Saturday’s Week 6 slate of games:

PERCEPTION: THE LOSS OF WRs DUKE WILLIAMS AND PIG HOWARD HURT

It’s been a bad week for wide receivers in the SEC. One day after Auburn booted D’haquille Williams for allegedly celebrating the Tigers’ Week 5-win over San Jose State by slugging four people in a local bar, Tennessee kicked wideout Pig Howard to the curb, also for a previous off-the-field incident. For the Tigers and Volunteers, they each have to go forward without their leading receivers from last year. Both teams are already struggling with their respective passing offenses. Losing them hurts.

Extra Point: Not to be outdone, former embattled Missouri wide receiver Dorial Green-Beckham got himself arrested on Wednesday in Van Buren, Mo., over an unpaid speeding ticket.

REALITY: NEITHER PLAYER WAS IMPACTFUL

Both Williams and Howard were seniors, who, instead of choosing to be leaders, opted to do the exact opposite. But how much impact were either having on the field before their dismissals?

It’s safe to call Pig Howard a bust. The senior was slated to enjoy a stellar final campaign in Knoxville, after leading Tennessee in receiving as a junior and finishing runner-up as a sophomore, tallying a combined total of 1,006 yards in those years. Howard has played in all of two games this year, grabbing one catch for eight yards. He’s had one 100-yard performance in his career and has found the end zone four times, including just once last year. He missed Week 1 with a suspension and has been battling a slew of injuries. During the interim, Tennessee has already proved they’re moving on without Howard and it’s no safe assumption that they’d be any better with him in the lineup anyway.

Williams’ impact is harder to pin down. The senior’s talent is unquestionable. We saw that in 2014 as he tallied 730 yards, 11 yards shy of Sammie Coates for the team lead. But instead of taking off, he finished his last year by getting suspended for the Outback Bowl against Wisconsin. Despite the modest yards, Williams found the end zone five times for an Auburn team that finished 8-5 with Nick Marshall under center.

This year’s squad has struggled mightily with Jeremy Johnson and Sean White only throwing about 22.0 passes per game. Williams’ 147 yards on the year leave him in third place on the team behind running back Roc Thomas at No. 2. But his numbers might be a bit of a misnomer. Williams has gone over 100 yards in four of his 15 career contests. If you take away his 100-yard games, Williams averages 34.0 ypg and has scored just once in his last nine tilts. He’s steadily seen his catches decline after hauling in a career-high nine passes in his first game at Auburn in 2014. The most he’s caught in a game this season is four for a season-high 49 yards.

Auburn may not pass the ball a lot, but Johnson and White have spread the ball to 10 different receivers this year. Williams’ subtraction lowers the talent level among the Tiger’s wide receiver corps, but it doesn’t necessarily mean the impact of his loss is as significant as previously thought. It just means more for reps for Ricardo Louis and Melvin Ray.

PERCEPTION: LSU AND SOUTH CAROLINA SHOULD PLAY IN CHARLOTTE

LSU will open its arms and Tiger Stadium to South Carolina this weekend, relocating the Week 6 matchup between the Tigers and Gamecocks to the former’s home while the Palmetto State dries out after devastating floods. The move is a noble one designed to relieve the emergency workers and those still helping those in dire need. That said, the Gamecocks lose home field advantage by moving to Death Valley.

REALITY: THERE IS NO WHERE ELSE TO PLAY

Many are calling for the Gamecocks and Tigers to play in Charlotte’s Bank of America Stadium. Competing in the relatively nearby home of the Carolina Panthers makes sense, but the city is playing host to NASCAR’s Bank of America 500 this weekend, which in turns eats up the majority of the area’s hotel rooms. There aren’t too many other options from there as far as keeping the game pseudo-local. South Carolina could relocate to Ted Wright Stadium, home of Savannah State. The Gamecocks have a huge presence in the Savannah-Hilton Head area — including one of the program’s top 2015 recruits in DE Shameik Blackshear from Bluffton High School. They could in theory keep the game local and donate all proceeds to relief efforts. Savannah State’s stadium, however, only holds 16,000 fans. LSU’s Tiger Stadium, by contrast, holds more than 102,000 spectators — creating much, much higher ticket sales and donation possibilities. It’s best to leave the setup and handling of game-day activities to the professionals at LSU and flop the next scheduled meeting between the two programs back to Columbia.