According to the BU website:
How did he get his name?
The University's official colors are scarlet and white, and no one loves Scarlet more than Rhett (from Gone with the Wind).
The mascott for Boston University is Rhett the Terrier. The name Rhett was derived from the character Rhett Butler in the famous movie 'Gone with the Wind'.
Rhett the Boston Terrier
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Sebastian the Ibis
Lucky The Leprachaun
Nothwestern University's mascot's name is Willie the Wildcat. The team is called the Wildcats.
Rhett Akins's birth name is Thomas Rhett Akins.
Rhett Finch's birth name is Rhett Alexander Finch.
Rhett Fisher's birth name is Rhett Tyler Fisher.
Rhett Wilkins's birth name is Rhett Jordan Wilkins.
Army Mules are the mascots for the United States Military Academy (West Point). Aubie is the name of the costumed tiger mascot for the Auburn Tigers at Auburn University.
There is no institution called "University of Boston" so there is no nickname.Boston University is the name of a institution whose sports mascot is the Boston Terrier so their teams are nicknamed the Terriers.