All of this got me digging a bit more into the existing rules - that you've probably already done yourself. The NCAA's statement on the rule change said they wanted to essentially have the same rule as the other codes.
The Fed rule, as you've been asking about elsewhere, is essentially a free kick that can score. Formation, timing, clock status, first touching, etc... all of that is "free kick" standard.
The NFL, on the other hand, treats it as a scrimmage kick with an odd formation, and all scrimmage kick regulations, timing, clock status, etc. apply. (11-4-3: "The rules for a field goal attempt from scrimmage apply to a field goal attempt following a fair catch (a fair catch kick).")
From what you've said so far, it sounds like the NCAA is copying the NFL rule over the Fed rule, so I would probably default to "Is this what would happen on a field goal?" as my thought process. Of course, they'll also change like three things randomly just to be difficult.
Edit - To add the rest of the NFL rule, that explicitly states that A cannot possess the ball until it has been touched by B, therefore an onside kick would be nonsensical.