NCAA Illegal Kicking

[Texas Aggie]

Weird play last night in JV game.

I didn't see the whole thing, but from what I gather, there was a loose ball behind the LOS right after the snap. Defensive team kicks ball (accidentally) back about 10 yards where (I think) defensive team recovers.

1. Does this fall under the illegal kicking (9-4-4) rule?

2. If so, how exactly do you enforce a loss of down provision against the defense? Is that part of the "not in conflict" business the rule is talking about?