Offered and actively recruiting are two different things. Ohio State wasn't even in the top 5 schools for most of the players you are talking about. Dax Hill was between Michigan, Alabama and Oklahoma State (where his brother went). Rashan Gary's top 5 were Michigan, Clemson, USC, Auburn and Ole Miss. Jabrill Peppers was down to Michigan, Alabama, Auburn, Florida.
So that isn't losing head 2 head, when a player doesn't have interest in one school or the other. Zach Harrison was a head to head battle. Mike Weber was a head to head battle. Those are they type of recruiting battles they are speaking of. Teams blanket all the top recruits with offers, but an offer doesn't mean a player is interested or a school is actively recruiting a player