It doesn’t quite have the same ring, but “Remember Kansas State” could soon be the Panther football team’s rallying cry.

Head coach Bob Spoo said he’s glad Saturday’s 63-13 loss is behind them, but said he doesn’t want his team to forget the mental mistakes it made.

“We need to clean up our act,” Spoo said. “Mentally the intensity has to be there. Indiana State will be a tougher game than last year. We’re not kidding ourselves, just because we’ve got I-AA teams the rest of the season. It won’t be easy.”

The Panthers must also clean up some open wounds.

The most noticeable loss suffered at Manhattan, Kan., was J.R. Taylor. He left the game in the second half and walked off the field with an arm brace. Taylor was out of the brace Monday, which is the Panthers day off from practice.

Spoo said he expects all of his team to be at full strength for Saturday’s home opener against Indiana State. He said Taylor’s health is day-to-day, but had confidence in a recovery.

The Panther pass rush struggled against Kansas State, but Spoo insisted it wasn’t a cause for concern.

“You’ve just got to give (Kansas State) credit too,” he said. “We didn’t get pressure on the ball, and they did a good job of keeping us away.”

Spoo’s mentality didn’t change much Monday after watching film of the Kansas State game. He’s been singing the same refrain since Day 1 – prevent the opponents’ big plays and make plenty of your own.

The Panthers have failed to do that in the season’s first two weeks.

Eastern has played two consistent quarters of football, the first period of both the Hawaii and Kansas State games.

“We’ve shown we can hang with most people until we start making mistakes and we give up big plays,” Spoo said. “That’s what it all comes down to. There was no real intimidation factor there at all.”

But there won’t be any major changes this week. Spoo said his team has succeeded many times at what it does best.

“It’s just a matter of everyone contributing,” he said. “We’ve all got to be on the same page and be focused. We can’t have any breakdowns like we’ve had.”