Question

rearrange the sentence below to remove any wordy sections. do not change the sentences meaning. it is because of the physical and academic risks they take that college athletes should receive salaries.

Explanation:

The original sentence has a wordy "It is... that" construction. We can simplify by getting rid of this and stating the reason - effect relationship directly.

Answer:

College athletes should receive salaries because of the physical and academic risks they take.